ONCE again reasserting his dominance on the badminton court, upcoming shuttler Rohan Gurbani clinched three crowns in the Tulsiramji Gaikwad-Patil Memorial District Sub-Junior badminton Tournament, organised by Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) in association with Nagpur District Badminton Association (NDBA) at Subhedar Hall, on Saturday.
Gurbani and double crown winner Arya Anchalwar were declared as best players of the tournament and were awarded special cash prize of Rs 2,000 each.
Gurbani clinched Under-13 boys singles title defeating arch-rival Sudhanshu Bhure 21-13, 21-11. Then in doubles, Gurbani-Bhure duo got the better of Jaskaran Suri/Shrinivas Saoji 22-20, 21-16.
Gurbani added another feather to his cap securing U-15 doubles crown. Pairing with Bhure, Gurbani quelled the challenge of Gaurav Mithe-Samarjit Pande 21-14, 21-18.
In the Under-13 girls final, Arya Anchalwar got rid of Livia Fernandez 21-10, 21-13. In the doubles, Arya and her partner Livia defeated Saee Jamdar-Sara Pandey 21-12, 21-11.
However in the Under-15 doubles final, Anjali Kshirsagar-Shreya Arora shocked top seed Arya /Livia 12-21, 21-18, 21-14 in a tough battle.
Malvika Bansod won the Under-15 girls singles title defeating Pavitra Somani 21-5, 21-10.
In an exciting tie, Gaurav Mithe staged a spectacular comeback to topple Samarjeet Pandey 12-21, 21-10, 21-9 for Under-15 boys singles crown.
Siddhant Bawankar and Nikkita Joseph bagged Under-10 boys singles and girls titles, respectively.
Director of Gaikwad-Patil group Dr Anjali Gaikwad, ace badminton player Arundhati Pantawane, HR head of SNDL Sanjiv Bariar and NDBA joint secretary Naresh Chafekar distributed the prizes.
SJAN president Dr Ram Thakur made introductory remarks and also proposed a vote of thanks.
Results (all finals): U-15 girl singles: Malvika Bansod bt Pavitra Somani 21-5, 21-10; U-15 girls doubles: Anjali Kshirsagar/Shreya Arora bt (S-1) Arya Anchalwar/Livia Fernandez 12-21, 21-18, 21-14; U-13 boys singles: Rohan Gurbani bt Sudhanshu Bhure 21-13, 21-11; U-10 boys singles: Siddhant Bawankar bt Anag Dixit 21-8, 21-10; U-13 girls singles: Arya Anchalwar bt Livia Fernandez 21-10, 21-13; U-13 girls doubles: Arya Anchalwar-Livia Fernandez bt Saee Jamdar-Sara Pandey 21-12, 21-11.
U-10 girls singles: Nikkita Joseph bt Kripi Sajwan 21-5, 21-12; U-15 boys doubles: Rohan Gurbani/Sudhanshu Bhure bt Gaurav Mithe/Samarjit Pande 21-14, 21-18; U-13 boys doubles: Rohan Gurbani/Sudhanshu Bhure bt Jaskaran Suri/Shrinivas Saoji 22-20,21-16; U-15 boys singles: Gaurav Mithe bt Samarjeet Pandey 12-21, 21-10, 21-9.