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GANGTOK,: The Yonex-Sunrise 49th
Junior National Championship's Inter-Zonal team category concluded Sunday with
the Karnataka boys and Tamil Nadu girls emerging as champions, with 2-0
victories over Assam and Delhi, respectively in the team finals.
With defending
champions Mizoram (boys) and Telangana (girls) failing to qualify for the
Inter-Zonals, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu seized the opportunity to claim the
coveted crowns.
Hardik
Divyansh from the Karnataka team gave his team the perfect start with an 18-16,
15-6 victory over Assam's Bornil Changmai in the men's singles. The doubles
pair of Pavan Suresh and Punith Suresh then sealed the title for Karnataka,
defeating Aanayan Borah and Changmai 15-9, 10-15, 15-7.
Tamil Nadu,
meanwhile, dominated the girls' U-19 final against last edition's runners-up
Delhi. Leading the charge was 2025 Asian U-17 girls' singles champion Diksha
SR, who defeated Rishika Nandi 15-12, 15-12 to put Tamil Nadu ahead.
The doubles
combination of Ananya Arun and Anjana Manikandan then delivered the decisive
point, overcoming Nandi and Ishita Negi 16-14, 12-15, 15-10 to complete a 2-0
victory and hand Tamil Nadu the championship.
Both teams
thus finished the tournament on a high, with Karnataka claiming the boys' title
and Tamil Nadu lifting the girls' crown. The second runners-up took home Rs 1
lakh, the first runners-up received Rs 2 lakh, and the champions were awarded
Rs 3.5 lakh each.
With the
Individual Championship commencing from November 16, the Team Championships
were formally declared closed by chief guest M. N. Sherpa, Speaker, Sikkim
Legislative Assembly.
The championship will conclude on November 21, with the closing ceremony also featuring musical performances by renowned singers Pawandeep Rajan and Purna Rai.
RESULTS
Boys U-19
Final: Karnataka beat Assam 2-0
Hardik
Divyansh beat Bornil Changmai 18-16, 15-6.
Pavan
Suresh/Punith Suresh beat Aanayan Borah/Changmai 15-9, 10-15, 15-7.
Girls U-19
Final: Tamil Nadu beat Delhi 2-0
Diksha SR beat
Rishika Nandi 15-12, 15-12.
Ananya
Arun/Anjana Manikandan beat Nandi/Ishita Negi 16-14, 12-15, 15-10.
