Aman clinches men’s title; double for Charvi

However,Noel had the consolation of winning the youth boys singles title,having earlier beaten Rhys Albuquerque 12-14,11-1,11-5,12-10,11-7. For Noel,who relishes rallies,found Aman’s speed and power too hot to handle. But for the second game,which went to extra points,it was Aman all the way.

Anay Dave and Shubham Ambre were the two of the most active players on view. Ambre played some sizzling forehand drives and showed tremendous control to go 3-1 up and it looked like curtains for Anay.

But then Anay,after getting a pep talk from his coach Gurcharan Singh Gill,fought back tellingly to turn the tables on Shubham with a 7-11,7-11,12-10,3-11,11-9,11-2,11-4 win. However,the women’s and youth girls singles finals proved quite a drab affair with Charvi Kawle running away with a double,beating Joanne D’Souza in both the finals with consummate ease.

Results of the finals: Men’s singles: (3) – Aman Balgu bt (1)- Noel Pinto 11-3,14-12,11-8,11-4. Youth boys singles: Noel Pinto bt Rhy Albuquerque 12-14,11-1,11-5,12-10,11-7. Women’s singles: Charvi Kawle bt Joanne D’Souza 11-1,13-11,8-11,11-1,7-11,11-7. Youth girls: Charvi Kawle bt Joanne D’Souza 11-7,12-10,11-9,11-7. Jr boys : Ravindra Kotian bt Jay Shroff 11-8,11-9,11-8,7-11,11-9. Sub-jr boys: Anay Dave bt Shubham Ambre 7-11,7-11,12-10,3-11,11-9,11-2,11-4. Jr Girls: Dyuti Patki bt Ashlesha Trehan 8-11,11-5,11-8,11-3,11-9. Sub-jr girls: Ashlesha Trehan bt Dyuti Patki 11-8,7-11,11-8,11-9,2-11,6-11,11-6.

Akshan captures U-12 title

If there’s one young shuttler who has been making marked progress over the last year or so at the school-level and caught everyone’s eye along the way then it definitely has to be Akshan Shetty. And he continued to make sterling progress by winning the sub-junior boys’ singles title in the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) Inter School Badminton Tournament held at the North India Association courts in King’s Circle,Matunga.

The Thakur Vidyamandir school student from Kandivili,who is coached by Mandar Ranade,was incisive from the start and ended up demolishing Varun Majumdar of Bandra’s Arya Vidyamandir despite trailing early on in the opening game. Shetty fought back in earnest to level the scores and thereafter crushed his opponent 21-11,21-7 in marauding fashion to seal the deal.

To his credit,Majumdar did run away to an early lead but seemed to be fighting a losing battle once Shetty took over the lead. In other categories,favourites Harsheel Dane from CNN,Vile Parle won the boys’ under-16 trophy,while Sanjana Santosh and Sai Dinesh Reddy lifted the girls’ under-16 and boys’ under-14 titles respectively. Dane got the better of Kaushal Dharmamer from Poddar,Santacruz and Sanjana thrashed Ahilya Harjani in the girls’ final. Anokhi Haria,meanwhile,was no match for Reddy and lost in straight games.