Jaipur: Somyaa Bhatnagar staged a brilliant comeback to stun international shuttler Anvi Rathore on her way to bag maiden junior title at the Rajasthan U-19 State Junior Badminton Championship which concluded at Rajsamand on Monday.Somyaa snatched the victory from the jaws of defeat to register a sensational 7-15, 18-16, 15-11 triumph over Indian junior team shutter. After losing the opening game quite easily, Somyaa managed to claim the extended second game 18-16 to draw parity. In the decider, Somyaa thwarted all efforts of Anvi to make a comeback to seal the fate of her opponent.Earlier in the semis, Jaipur girl Somyaa edged past Kavya Swami 15-8, 10-15, 15-7, while Anvi got the better of Nehal Sisodia 15-2, 21-10.
In an all-Jaipur final, Somyaa Bhatnagar stuns international shuttler Anvi Rathore to bag maiden junior title at the Rajasthan U-19 State Junior Badminton Championship in Rajsamand
The U-19 boys singles title was pocketed by Bhanu Pratap, who ousted ninth seed Garvit Barwar 15-13, 15-10.In the U-19 girls doubles summit clash, top seeds Kavya Swami and Shairil Choudhary rallied back splendidly to down third seeds Mokshita Bhardwaj-Tanishka Yadav 14-16, 15-11, 15-10.The duo of Arnav Sharma and Jangjeet Singh Kajla thumped fifth seeds Jayvardhan Singh and Shivam Hada 18-16, 15-8 in the U-19 boys doubles final.
In an all-Jaipur final, Somyaa Bhatnagar stuns international shuttler Anvi Rathore to bag maiden junior title at the Rajasthan U-19 State Junior Badminton Championship in Rajsamand
The mixed doubles crown was grabbed by Yash Soni and Mokshita Bhardwaj. The top seeds accounted for Jayvardhan Singh and Shairil Choudhary 15-8, 15-8 in the final.All the winners will now represent Rajasthan in the forthcoming BAI Junior National Championship, scheduled to be held from Nov 14 to 21 in Gangtok, Sikkim.
In an all-Jaipur final, Somyaa Bhatnagar stuns international shuttler Anvi Rathore to bag maiden junior title at the Rajasthan U-19 State Junior Badminton Championship in Rajsamand
RESULTS (ALL FINALS)U-19 girls singles: Somyaa Bhatnagar bt Anvi Rathore 7-15, 18-16, 15-11U-19 boys singles: Bhanu Pratap bt 9-Garvit Barwar 15-13, 15-10U-19 girls doubles: 1-Kavya Swami-Shairil Choudhary bt 3-Mokshita Bhardwaj-Tanishka Yadav 14-16, 15-11, 15-10U-19 boys doubles: Arnav Sharma-Jangjeet Singh Kajla bt 5-Jayvardhan Singh-Shivam Hada 18-16, 15-8U-19 mixed doubles: 1-Yash Soni-Mokshita Bhardwaj bt Jayvardhan Singh-Shairil Choudhary 15-8, 15-8.
