Sport - Badminton

Double for Anoosha

KOZHIKODE, SEPT. 20. Local girl K. Anoosha scored a double in the State sub-junior badminton championship, winning both the singles and doubles in the girls' under-10 section here on Monday. Arun George of Ernakulam won the boys' singles title.

The results: Boys: under-16: quarterfinals: Arun Vishnu (Kzde) bt Vinod Shankar (Ekm) 15-3, 15-2; Neeraj Rahman (Kzde) bt S. Arjun (Kzde) 15-3, 15-8; Dilip C. Jacob (Ekm) bt Aswin Jacob (Ekm) 15-5, 17-14; Ram C. Vijay (Kzde) bt P.H. Sooraj (Tsr) 15-8, 17-16.

Under-13: semifinals: H.S. Pranoy (Tvm) bt V.H. Bharat (Ekm) 15-2, 15-0; Muraleekrishna (Tvm) bt Mithun Haridas (Tsr) 15-5, 15-9. (Quarterfinals): Pranoy bt Deepak Joseph (Kzde) 15-2, 15-3; Bharat bt Ravi Shankar (Ekm) 15-10, 17-15; Mithun bt Pranav Satheesh (Ekm) 15-0, 15-3; Muraleekrishna bt S. Sunjith (Kzde) 17-14, 15-2.

Under-10: final: Arun George (Ekm) bt E.P. Achyuth (Kzde) 16-17, 15-10, 15-6. (Semifinals): Arun bt Joseph Thomas (Ktm) 15-6, 15-6; Achyuth bt Aditya Prakash (Ekm) 15-12, 15-6. Doubles (final): E.P. Achyuth (Kzde)/Aditya Prakash (Ekm) bt Pranav Vijay/Shyam Prasad (Elm) 15-12, 15-5.

Girls: under-16: quarterfinals: M. Sruthi (Kzde) bt P. Neethu (Tvm) 11-0, 11-2; S. Sindhu (Kzde) bt Annie Cherian (Kzde) 11-7, 8-11, 11-6; Megha Merin Ninan (Ekm) bt Paravthi Suresh (Kzde) 11-8, 3-11, 11-5; P.C. Thulasi (Tsr) bt Daya Elsa Jacob (Ekm) 11-1, 11-1.

Under-13: semifinals: P.C. Thulasi (Tsr) bt S. Renjini (Alp) 11-1, 11-0; Daya Elsa Jacob (Ekm) bt P.S. Vinimol (Ekm) 11-1, 11-6. (Quarterfinals): Thulasi bt Anjali Mariam Sunil (Ekm) 11-0, 11-0; Daya w/o Anagha Unni (Ekm); Renjini bt Neha Narendran (Tvm) 11-7, 11-6; Vinimol bt K. Anusha (Kzde) 11-1, 11-3.

Under-10: final: K. Anoosha (Kzde) bt S. Renjini (Alp) 11-4, 11-5. (Semifinals): Anoosha bt Arathi Sunil (Ekm) 11-8, 11-1; Renjini bt Boneetha Bose (Ekm) 11-5, 11-2. (Doubles, final): K. Anoosha (Kzde)/Neha Narendran (Tvm) bt Malavika (Tvm)/S. Renjini (Alp) 15-4, 15-5.

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