TARUN GAKHAD AND SNEHA RAJWAR LIFT UNDER-17 TROPHIES IN PNB METLIFE JUNIOR BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 3 DELHI

·  8 cities to host regional matches: New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Indore, Lucknow and Guwahati

·  Matches to be held under 5 age categories: Under-9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 for both boys and girls

·  Strengthens CSR program: hosts training camps to identify potential talent among underprivileged children and coach them for participation

·  Phenomenal response for the first leg of the tournament; 1200+ total entries

·  Registrations more details on www.JBC3.in

by Suman Gupta

New Delhi, April , 2017: PNB MetLife Junior Badminton Championship Season 3 Delhi concluded today at Thyagaraj Stadium, New Delhi with adrenaline-pumping performances from young talented shuttlers. In the Boys Singles U-17 category, 2^nd seed Tarun Gakhad defeated the last year under-15 national winner and top seed Dhruv Rawat from Uttarakhand in straight sets 21-13, 21-19.

In Girls Singles U-17 category, last year under-13 national winner and unseeded Sneha Rajwar from Uttarakhand came back after losing the first set and overpowered 4^th seed Khushi Gupta from Delhi with scores 18-21, 21-8, 21-14. Sneha Rajwar bowed out of the Girls Under-15 category, despite being the top seed, after losing to Khushi Thakkar from Delhi with scores 21-16, 21-19.

Last year’s Under-9 national champion Neer Nehwal from Delhi displayed top skills and emerged victorious in the Boys Under-11 category by defeating Devang Tomar from Uttar Pradesh in straight sets 21-7, 21-15. Unseeded Dev Maheshwari displayed brilliant stamina and composure and lifted the Boys Under-13 trophy by defeating 2^nd seed Manraj Singh in semi-finals and top seed Chirag Khatri from Delhi in the finals.

Gracing the closing ceremony, Mr. Hemant Khera, Chief Distribution Officer – Employee Benefits, awarded and motivated the winners. The tournament was being organized by Sara Foundation (an organisation for the promotion of sports).

The action will continue as PNB MetLife Junior Badminton Championship Season 3 starts in Chandigarh from April 10, 2017.

Details with scores are as follows:

Boys Singles Under-9

Semi-Finals

Manjeet Chaudhary, Delhi, def. Arjun, Haryana, 21-9 21-10.

Aksh Singh, U.P., def. Ayush Kumar (Gyan Chandra), 21-16 19-21 21-11.

Final

Aksh Singh, U.P., def. Manjeet Chaudhary, Delhi, 21-5 14-21 21-19.

Girls Singles Under-9

Semi-Finals

B.R Madhumita Ramamoorthy, Haryana, def. Ashe Singh, U.P., 25-23 21-17.

Shruti Chouhan, U.P., def. Ananya Bhardwaj, Haryana, 21-7 21-9.

Final

Shruti Chouhan, U.P., def. B.R Madhumita Ramamoorthy, Haryana, 21-8 21-13.

Boys Singles Under-11

Semi-Finals

Neer Nehwal, Delhi, def. Chirag Choudhary, Uttarakhand, 21-19 21-9.

Devang Tomar, U.P., def. Vansh Dev, Delhi, 21-16 21-11.

Final

Neer Nehwal, Delhi, def. Devang Tomar, U.P., 21-7 21-15.

Girls Singles Under-11

Semi-Finals

Unnati Hooda, Haryana, def. Anmol Kharb, Haryana, 23-21 19-21 15-10.

Anwesha Gowda, Delhi, def. Vanshika Thakur, Delhi, 21-16 21-7.

Final

Unnati Hooda, Haryana, def. Anwesha Gowda, Delhi, 21-10 21-17.

Boys Singles Under-13

Quarter-Finals

Chirag Khatri (1), Delhi, def. Manish Phogat, Delhi, 15-9 15-6.

Telaprolu Teja Venkatesh (4), Delhi, def. Aaryan Sapiah, Delhi, 15-10 15-7.

Dev Maheshwari, Delhi, def. Neer Nehwal (5), Delhi, 13-15 15-9 15-13.

Manraj Singh (2), Delhi, def. Khooshee Kumar Pankaj, Delhi, 15-12 15-10.

Semi-Finals

Chirag Khatri (1), Delhi, def. Telaprolu Teja Venkatesh (4), Delhi, 21-10 17-21 21-8.

Dev Maheshwari, Delhi, def. Manraj Singh (2), Delhi, 21-11 21-23 21-15.

Final

Dev Maheshwari, Delhi, def. Chirag Khatri (1), Delhi, 15-21 21-12 21-14.

Girls Singles Under-13

Quarter-Finals

Stuti Agrawal, Delhi, def. Jiya Rawat, Haryana, 15-11 15-14.

Muskaan Sangwan, Delhi, def. Isobel Kuriyan, Delhi, 15-13 15-6.

Khushboo Sao, Delhi, def. Unnati Hooda, Haryana, 15-13 15-11.

Sakshi Phogat, Rajasthan, def. Muskan Chahal, 15-9 15-7.

Semi-Finals

Muskaan Sangwan, Delhi, def. Stuti Agrawal, Delhi, 21-10 22-20.

Sakshi Phogat, Rajasthan, def. Khushboo Sao, Delhi, 21-10 21-8.

Final

Sakshi Phogat, Rajasthan, def. Muskaan Sangwan, Delhi, 21-14 21-13.

Boys Singles Under-15

Quarter-Finals

Shubham Patel (1), Rajasthan, def. Advit Bhargava (6), Delhi, 15-8 13-15 15-9.

Nandis Poddar, def. Raghvender Partap Singh, Delhi, 15-13 15-10.

Akash, Delhi, def. Hariom, Delhi, 15-10 15-8.

Raman Kumar, Haryana, def. Bharat Raghav, Haryana, 15-13 15-12.

Semi-Finals

Shubham Patel (1), Rajasthan, def. Nandis Poddar, 21-8 21-11.

Raman Kumar, Haryana, def. Akash, Delhi, 21-11 21-15.

Final

Shubham Patel (1), Rajasthan, def. Raman Kumar, Haryana, 18-21 21-8 21-10.

Girls Singles Under-15

Quarter-Finals

Sneha Rajwar (1), Uttarakhand, def. Sakshi Phogat, Rajasthan, 15-5 15-6.

Khushi Thakkar, Delhi, def. Anna Phogat, Delhi, 15-4 15-4.

Anupama Upadhyaya (5), Uttarakhand, def. Aradhyaa Kushwaha (3), 12-15 15-14 15-11.

Aashi Rawat (2), def. Hazel Sehrawat, Delhi, 15-8 15-14.

Semi-Finals

Khushi Thakkar, Delhi, def. Sneha Rajwar (1), Uttarakhand, 21-16 21-19.

Aashi Rawat (2), def. Anupama Upadhyaya (5), Uttarakhand, 21-15 21-12.

Final

Khushi Thakkar, Delhi, def. Aashi Rawat (2), 21-19 17-21 21-15.

Boys Singles Under-17

Quarter-Finals

Dhruv Rawat (1), Uttarakhand, def. Bharat Raghav, Haryana, 15-7 15-7.

Himanshu Dabas (4), Delhi, def. Saharsh Mohan (7), U.P., 11-15 15-8 15-13.

Pushaan Leo Paul (6), def. Arjun Rehani (3), Delhi, 15-13 15-11.

Tarun Gakhad (2), def. Manish Singh, Delhi, 11-15 15-6 15-10.

Semi-Finals

Dhruv Rawat (1), Uttarakhand, def. Himanshu Dabas (4), Delhi, 21-8 21-16.

Tarun Gakhad (2), def. Pushaan Leo Paul (6), 21-14 23-25 21-12.

Final

Tarun Gakhad (2), def. Dhruv Rawat (1), Uttarakhand, 21-13 21-19.

Girls Singles Under-17

Quarter-Finals

Likhita Srivastava, Delhi, def. Aashi Rawat (1), 15-10 15-12.

Sneha Rajwar, Uttarakhand, def. Kavya Gupta (Anurag Gupta) (3), Delhi, 15-12 15-14.

Khushi Gupta (4), Delhi, def. Muskan Joon, Delhi, 15-7 15-6.

Anupama Upadhyaya, Uttarakhand, def. Adya Parashar (2), Delhi, 15-2 14-15 15-9.

Semi-Finals

Sneha Rajwar, Uttarakhand, def. Likhita Srivastava, Delhi, 21-15 21-16.

Khushi Gupta (4), Delhi, def. Anupama Upadhyaya, Uttarakhand, 21-18 21-17.

Final

Sneha Rajwar, Uttarakhand, def. Khushi Gupta (4), Delhi, 18-21 21-8 21-14.

Match Schedule:

City	Date
New Delhi	April 3-7, 2017
Chandigarh	April 10-13, 2017
Indore	April 17-20, 2017
Mumbai	April 24-28, 2017
Bangalore	May 3-6, 2017
Hyderabad	May 10-13, 2017
Guwahati	May 22-25, 2017
Lucknow	May 30-June 1, 2017
Grand Finale – New Delhi	June/July 2017

 For more information and registration one can visit www.JBC3.in.

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We have designed a series of regional and national level sports activities in India for school children to help them participate and develop a sports culture. After winning many successes & accolades in recent times, now we are geared up to organise ‘3^rdPNB MetLife Junior Badminton Championship (JBC) - 2017’.