Telangana’s Shashank stuns top-seed at Yonex-Sunrise All India Jr Ranking Badminton tourney
Telangana shuttler Shashank Vanamala defeated top-seed Kartik in Round 2 of the under-19 boys' singles at the Yonex-Sunrise All India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament in Hyderabad on Saturday
Hyderabad: Telangana shuttler Shashank Vanamala recorded an upset victory, defeating top-seed Kartik 15-9, 15-13 in Round 2 of the under-19 boys’ singles at the Yonex-Sunrise All India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament in Hyderabad on Saturday. Another state player, Kaushik Reddy Veeram Reddy, triumphed over Mayukh DB 15-13, 15-12 to progress to the next round.
Results: U-19: Round 2: Singles: Boys: Shashank Vanamala (TS) bt Kartik (1) (BHR) 15-9, 15-13; Udayan Saikia (2) (ASM) bt Prince Mishra (GUJ) 15-11, 15-12; Avadhut Kadam (MAH) bt Arjun Bhagat (3) Goa 16-14, 15-13; Sainunmawia Sailo (4) (MIZ) bt Advaith Reddy Pochana (TS) 15-13, 15-10; Akash S (TN) bt Krishna Singh (MAH) 15-9, 11-15, 15-11; Sumit Tiwari (UP) bt Adharsh Balasubramaniyam (TN) 15-8, 15-8; Kaushik Reddy Veeram Reddy (TS) bt Mayukh DB (KTK) 15-13, 15-12; Om Patel (MP) bt Gowtham Kumar Yandra (AP) 15-12, 15-11; Vedant Siddheshware (MAH) bt Tarun Pant (UTR) 15-2, 15-13; Rohan Pabbisetty (TS) bt Gagan Yadav (DL) 15-5, 16-14;
Girls: Harshika Amarti (2) (AP) bt Neha Krupesh (KTK) 15-11, 15-12; Ashwaty VR (1) (KTK) bt Lakshmi Ridhima Devineni (TS) 15-7, 5-15, 15-8; Nakshatraa Jairaj (TN) bt Gatha Suryawanshi (MAH) 15-10, 13-15, 15-7; Sphoorty Ramagouni (AP) bt Radha Gadgil (MAH) 11-15, 15-13, 15-8; Avni Vikram Govind (TS) bt Nanmathi A (32) (PY) 15-10, 15-7; Pranavi Sakthivel (TN) bt Ananya Venkataramanan (TS) 15-5, 15-10; Anwiksha Pal (WB) bt Vanshika Tulsani (MAH) 15-12, 15-8; Navya Chowdary (KTK) bt Tanishka Ganji (TS) 15-6, 15-7; Kavya Swami (RAJ) bt Vaishnavi Katam Reddy (AP) 15-4, 15-8; Hasini Pandiarajan (TS) bt Gade Stuthi Grace Reddy (AP) 15-8, 15-9.
