Date:11/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/11/stories/2008081167011700.htm

Sport - Badminton

Title for Neeraj

KOZHIKODE: Neeraj Rahman and Daya Elsa Jacob won the under-19 singles titles, in the boys and girls’ sections respectively, in the Savitri Devi Saboo Memorial State junior ranking badminton tournament here on Sunday.

The results: Boys: Under-19: final: Neeraj Rahman bt N.R. Ranjith 21-13, 21-15. Semifinals: Neeraj bt Dilshad 21-13, 21-15; Ranjith bt Sunjith 21-19, 21-19. Doubles (final): Neeraj Rahman & Vishnu Prasad bt Nithin Haridas and S. Sunjith 20-22, 21-13, 21-13.

Under-16: final: Arun George bt V.S. Bharath 21-19, 21-9. Semifinals: Arun bt Pranav Satheesh 21-8, 21-10; Bharath bt Sharon Rafael 8-21, 21-16, 21-16. Doubles (final): Arun George & Sharon Rafael bt Pranav Sathish & V.S. Bharath 21-18, 21-13.

Under-13: final: Arjun bt Aswin 21-13, 21-15. Semifinals: Arjun bt Kiran George 21-18, 21-12; Aswin bt Adarsh 21-9, 15-21, 21-13. Doubles (final): Rohith & Arjun bt Bichu & Adarsh 21-17, 21-14.

Girls: Under-19: final: Daya Elsa Jacob bt Prija Chandran 21-11, 21-7. Semifinals: Daya bt Linimol 21-8, 21-7; Prija bt Malavika Mathew 17-21, 21-11, 21-18. Doubles (final): Megha & Linimol bt Anjali & Arathi 19-21, 21-18, 21-19. Mixed doubles: Neeraj Rahman & Megha bt Vishnu Prasad & Linimol 14-21, 21-12, 21-14.

Under-16: final: Daya Elsa Jacob bt Arathi 21-17, 21-9. Semifinals: Daya bt Anjali 21-13, 21-8; Arathi bt Anusha 21-10, 21-11. Doubles (final): Anusha & Daya bt Ajali & Arathi 21-17, 21-18.

Under-13: final: S. Ranjini bt K.P. Sruthi 21-18, 21-19. Semifinals: Ranjini bt Monika 21-13, 21-15; Sruthi bt Malavika 21-13, 21-17. Doubles (final): Ranjini & K.P. Sruthi bt Malavika & S. Sruthi 21-9, 21-11.