Rajasthan shuttlers Anvi Rathore, Arnav Sharma and Anshuman Choudhary excel at All India Sub-Junior Ranking tournament in Bangalore
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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.
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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.
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