RD Baheti Charitable Trust Jaipur District Open Badminton Championship gets underway; Dr Neeraj K Pawan inaugurates week-long competition
Neeraj K Pawan and Pradeep Baheti played a rally to mark the inauguration in the presence of players and Jaipur District Badminton Association officials.
Neeraj K Pawan was introduced to all the players on this occasion. He wished them all the best for a great performance. Jaipur District Badminton Association secretary Manoj Dasot said that around 700 players are participating in the competition.
According to organizing secretary Atul Gupta, around 350 matches were played on the first day in which matches of the qualifying round of Under-15 category were played.
Around 16 players including Abhishek Sami Chaudhary, Lakshya Devanda, Vikas Kumar, Aarav, Arshdeep Mishra, Yashraj, Yuvraj Singh, Kavya Manwani Dev Chaudhary, Divyanshu Gagan, Sakshat Bijarnia, Abhinav Chaudhary, Kirtiraj, Arjun Vijayvargiya and Siddhant reached the main draw after winning their respective qualifying rounds, while all the seeded players reached the next round after winning two rounds among the U-15 15 girls.
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Atul Gupta informed that in the inaugural ceremony, Ashok Colony, Virendra Bhargava, Alka Batra, Ritu Lohia, Rajeev Nagori, Rajendra Patni, Jagdish Khatri, Vikas Mathur, Aman Kumawat of Jaipur District Badminton Association were present.
On Tuesday, the Under-15, Under-17 and senior category women's and men's singles matches will be played.
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