Patna: Saksham Vatsa and Kartik, both hailing from Patna, will face off in the boys’ U-19 singles final of the Hundred 2nd Bihar Junior (U-19) Ranking Badminton Tournament, scheduled to be held in Madhubani on Monday.
In the semifinals, Saksham Vatsa secured his place in the final by defeating Ranveer Singh of Patna in straight sets, 21-16, 21-16. Kartik advanced to the final after overcoming Tanweer Ahmad of Muzaffarpur with a 21-14, 21-12 victory.
In the girls’ category, Srija from Patna will take on Suhani Kumari of Muzaffarpur in the final. Srija earned her spot by defeating Kumari Bhawna of Bhojpur convincingly, 21-11, 21-8, while Suhani Kumari edged out Vaibhavi Singh of Katihar with a closely contested 21-18, 21-18 win.
Earlier in the day, the boys’ singles quarterfinals saw Saksham Vatsa (1) of Patna defeating Akshar Atharva of Patna 21-13, 21-16. Ranveer Singh of Patna triumphed over Parag Singh of Munger 21-13, 21-18. Kartik of Patna defeated Amritraj of Muzaffarpur 21-15, 21-19, while Tanweer Ahmad of Muzaffarpur came back from a set down to beat Aditya Ranjan of Patna 10-21, 21-9, 21-11.
In the girls’ singles quarterfinals, Srija (1) of Patna defeated Zainab Nazir of Patna 21-7, 21-10. Kumari Bhawana of Bhojpur won against Swayam Prabha Kumari of Patna 21-10, 21-17. Suhani of Muzaffarpur secured her semifinal spot by defeating Tanishka Randhir of Khagaria 21-17, 21-11, while Vaibhavi Singh (2) of Katihar beat Kumari Varsha of Bhojpur 21-11, 21-4.
In the girls’ doubles, the Patna duo of Sulekha Kumari and Swayam Prabha Kumari defeated Anshika Arya and Nyasa Chandel of Samastipur 21-6, 21-14. Srija and Zainab Nazir of Patna advanced to the semifinals by beating Nandini Kumari and Ruchi Kumari of Aurangabad 21-6, 21-10.
The tournament was successfully organized by the Madhubani District Badminton Association, with Joint Secretary Indra Bhushan Raman “BamBam” and senior players such as Dilip Jha, Ajay Dhari Singh, Abhishek Kumar, Subhash Kumar Panjiyar, Aditya Kumar, Rahul Panjiyar, Kalyani Kumari, Priyaranjan Kumar, Piyush Kumar, Shivam Kumar, Ayan Ali, Yashvardhan, Aniket, and Rajvansh playing key roles in ensuring the event’s smooth conduct.
Day 3 Results
S.No Events Nr Round WINNER DISTRICT RUNNER DISTRICT SCORE
1 BS U19 #57 QF SAKSHAM VATSA PATNA AKSHAR ATHRAV PATNA 21-13, 21-16
2 BS U19 #58 QF RANVEER SINGH PATNA PARAG SINGH MUNGER 21-13, 21-18
3 BS U19 #59 QF KARTIK PATNA AMRIT RAJ MUZAFFARPUR 21-15, 21-19
4 BS U19 #60 QF TANWEER AHMAD MUZAFFARPUR ADITYA RANJAN PATNA 10-21, 21-9, 21-11
5 GS U19 #25 QF SRIJA PATNA ZAINAB NAZEER PATNA 21-07, 21-10
6 GS U19 #26 QF KUMARI BHAWANA BHOJPUR SWAYAM PRABHA KRI PATNA 21-10, 21-17
7 GS U19 #27 QF SUHANI KUMARI MUZAFFARPUR TANISKA RANDHIR KHAGARIA 21-17, 21-11
8 GS U19 #28 QF VAIBHAVI SINGH KATIHAR KUMARI VARSHA BHOJPUR 21-11, 21-04
9 GD U19 #2 QF SULEKHA KRI/ SWAYAN PRABHA KRI PATNA ANSHIKA ARYA/ NYASA CHANDEL SAMASTIPUR 21-06, 21-14
10 GD U19 #3 QF SRIJA / ZAINAB NAZEER PATNA NANDANI KUMARI / RUCHI KUMARI AURANGABAD 21-06, 21-10
11 GS U19 #29 SF SRIJA PATNA KUMARI BHAWNA BHOJPUR 21-11, 21-8
12 GS U19 #30 SF SUHANI KUMARI MUZAFFARPUR VAIBHAVI SINGH KATIHAR 21-18, 21-16
13 BS U19 #61 SF SAKSHAM VATSA PATNA RANVEER SINGH PATNA 21-16, 21-16
14 BS U19 #62 SF KARTIK PATNA TANWEER AHMAD MUZAFFARPUR 21-14, 21-12
15 GD U19 #5 SF KUMARI BHAWNA / KUMARI VARSHA BHOJPUR SWAYAMPRABHA / SULEKHA KUMARI PATNA 21-09, 21-07
16 GD U19 #6 SF SUHANI KUMARI / VAIBHAVI NSINGH MUZAFFARPUR/ KATIHAR SRIJA / ZAINAB NAZEER PATNA 21-17, 21-16
17 BD U19 #13 SF RISHAV RAJ / SAKSHAM VATSA SAMASTIPUR/ PATNA KARTIK / TANWEER AHMAD PATNA/ MUZAFFARPUR 21-15, 21-16
18 BD U19 #14 SF PARAG SINGH / RANVEER SINGH MUNGER / PATNA AMRIT RAJ / RAJ ARYAN MUZAFFARPUR / NAWADA 22-20, 21-9
