Jaipur: Anvi Rathore, Arnav Sharma and Anshuman Choudhary excelled in the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub-Junior (U-15 & U-17) Ranking Badminton tournament which concluded at Padukone Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bangalore on Tuesday.Top seed Arnav Sharma and his partner Anjana Manikandan of Tamil Nadu finished runners-up in the U-17 mixed doubles. The title favourites were upset by unseeded S Punith and Aditi Deepak Raj 19-21, 8-21 in the final. However, in the U-17 boys doubles, the top seeded pair of Arnav Sharma and Jangjeet Singh Kajla of Rajasthan were shocked in Round of 16.Wild card entrants from Karnataka K Yadunandan and Yeshas M Reddy stunned Arnav-Jangjeet 21-19, 21-17.Promising Anvi Rathore showcased her talent by entering the quarterfinals in both the U-15 and U-17 girls singles. Qualifier Anvi lost against second seed Rishika Nandi of Delhi 14-21, 13-21 in the U-17 girls’ singles quarters.After qualifying for the main draw, Anvi shocked sixth seed Suhina Roy in the first round in three games.The 13-year-old city shuttler lost to top seed and eventual champion Shaina Manimuthu of Karnataka in the U-15 girls singles last-eight clash. Shaina downed Anvi 21-8, 21-14.Anshuman Choudhary impressed with his brilliant display and bagged the bronze medal. Fourth seed Anshuman ousted thirteenth seed Nithin Prakash Ramasamy 21-17, 21-15 in the U-15 boys’ singles quarterfinals.However, southpaw Anshuman went down fighting in the semis against the second seed Wazir Singh 16-21, 21-11, 19-21.
