Patna, May 25: Saksham Vasta of Patna will compete against Amrit Raj of Muzaffarpur in the men’s singles final of the Hundred Bihar State 1st Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament, currently being held in Aurangabad.
In the first semifinal, Saksham Vasta defeated Sameer Raj of Purnia with scores of 21-09, 20-22, and 21-11. Amrit Raj triumphed over Ritesh Kumar of Bhagalpur with scores of 21-19 and 21-19.
In the women’s singles final, Saloni Kumari of Purnia will face Vaibhavi Singh of Katihar. In the semifinals, Saloni beat Simran Singh of Patna 21-12, 21-14, while Vaibhavi Singh defeated Srija of Patna 21-09, 21-08.
Earlier, Sameer Raj of Purnia, Saksham Vasta of Patna, Amrit Raj of Muzaffarpur, and Ritesh Kumar of Bhagalpur advanced to the men’s singles semifinals. In the women’s singles, Saloni Kumari of Purnia, Simran Singh of Patna, Vaibhavi Singh of Katihar, and Srija of Patna secured their places in the semifinals.
In the men’s doubles, the pairs of Manish Kumar and Satyam Prakash, Priyanshu Sinha and Rupesh Raj, Akash Deep and Tabrez, and Akash Thakur and Ambuj Prakash have moved into the semifinals.
The tournament is sponsored by Hundred, a subsidiary of badminton equipment manufacturer Li-Ning.
Results evening session:
17 MS 61 QF SAKSHAM VASTA PATNA SAMEER RAJ PURNEA 21-09, 20-22, 21-11
18 MS 62 SF AMRIT RAJ MUZAFFARPUR RITESH KUMAR BHAGALPUR 21-19, 21-19
19 WS 29 SF SALONI KUMARI PURNEA SIMRAN SINGH PATNA 21-12, 21-14
20 WS 30 SF VAIBHAVI SINGH KATIHAR SRIJA PATNA 21-09, 21-08
21 MD 29 SF AKASH DEEP/ TABREZ PATNA MANISH KUMAR/ SATYAM PRAKASH VAISHALI 21-17, 19-21, 21-15
22 MD 30 SF AKASH THAKUR/ AMBUJ PRAKASH SAMASTIPUR/ JEHANABAD PRIYANSHU SINHA/ RUPESH RAJ JEHANABAD/ AURANGABAD 21-13, 21-17
23 XD 13 SF RAJ ARYAN/ ZAINAB NAZIR NAWADA PATNA ANKIT KUMAR/ SARA KAUSAR KHAGARIA/ PATNA 21-19, 14-21, 21-08
24 XD 14 SF SIDHARTH BHUSHAN/ AKANSHA PANDEY VAISHALI/BUXAR SAMEER RAJ/ VAIBHAVI SINGH PURNEA/ KATIHAR 21-17, 21-15
Results: Morning session
S.NO EVENT MATCH NO ROUND WINNER DISTRICT LOOSER DISTRICT SCORE
01 MS 57 QF SAMEER RAJ PURNEA PARAG SINGH MUNGER 21-17, 22-20
02 MS 58 QF SAKSHAM VASTA PATNA RUPESH RAJ AURANGBAD 16-21, 21-11, 21-15
03 MS 59 QF AMRIT RAJ MUZAFFARPUR AKASH THAKUR SAMASTIPUR 21-05, 23-21
04 MS 60 QF RITESH KUMAR BHAGALPUR RAJ ARYAN NAWADA 21-09, 12-21, 21-08
05 WS 25 QF SALONI KUMARI PURNEA VIBHA KUMARI PATNA 21-07, 21-05
06 WS 26 QF SIMRAN SINGH PATNA KUMARI BHAWNA BHOJPUR 21-13, 21-13
07 WS 27 QF VAIBHAVI SINGH KATIHAR FIZA HASSAN KAIMUR 28-26, 21-12
08 WS 28 QF SRIJA PATNA SARA KAUSAR PATNA 21-16, 21-08
09 MD 26 QF MANISH KUMAR/ SATYAM PRAKASH VAISHALI ADITYA OM/ ASHOUTOSH OM BHOJPUR 21-11, 21-13
10 MD 27 QF PRIYANSHU SINHA/ RUPESH RAJ JEHANABAD/ AURANGABAD ANUSHIL SUNDRAM/ UJJWAL PRAKASH PATNA/ SAMASTIPUR 21-17, 21-18
11 MD 25 QF AKASH DEEP/ TABREZ PATNA AMRIT RAJ/ TANWEER AHMAD MUZAFFARPUR 21-19, 11-21, 21-19
12 MD 28 QF AKASH THAKUR/ AMBUJ PRAKASH SAMASTIPUR/ JEHANABAD AMRISH KUMAR/ ANKUR SRIVASTAVA SAMASTIPIUR/ PATNA 21-17, 21-18
13 XD 09 QF ANKIT KUMAR/ SARA KAUSAR KHAGARIA/ PATNA ABHIRAJ/ SUDHA SHARMA PURNEA/ PATNA 21-19, 21-16
14 XD 10 QF RAJ ARYAN/ ZAINAB NAZIR NAWADA/ PATNA GARV SHARDA/ KAVYA KUMARI PURNEA/ NAWADA 21-13, 21-17
15 XD 11 QF SIDHARTH BHUSHAN/ AKANSHA PANDEY VAISHALI/ BUXAR KHOOSHEE KR PANKAJ/ VIBHA KUMARI JEHANABAD/ PATNA 21-14, 21-15
16 XD 12 QF SAMEER RAJ/ VAIBHAVI SINGH PURNEA/ KATIHAR KHOOSHEE KR PANKAJ/ VIBHA KUMARI JEHANABAD/ PATNA 21-13, 21-11
