Telangana’s Rituparna Das dished out an allround performance to clinch the women’s singles crown at APMDC All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament at Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh.
Rituparna defeated statemate and second seed Sri Krishna Priya 21-14, 21-16 in the summit clash. Meanwhile in the men’s singles final, Telangana’s Rahul Yadav C. finished runner-up as he lost the title round to third seed Daniel Farid S. 10-21, 18-21.
In the finals of the men’s doubles, seventh seed Arjun M.R. and Shlok Ramchandran upset top seeds Arun George and Saurabh Sharma while the top seeded duo of Aparna Balan and Arathi Sara Sunil comfortably defeated second seeded Sruthi K. P. and Haritha M.H. 21-16, 21-10 in the women’s doubles finals.
In the mixed doubles top seeded Arjun M.R. and her partner Aparna Balan easily overpowered third seed Sunjith S. and Sruthi K. P. 21-10, 21-15 to take the title.
The Results
n Men’s singles final: Daniel Farid S. (3), KTK, beat Rahul Yadav C. (14), TS, 21-10, 21-18. Semifinals: Rahul Yadav C. (14), TS, bt Abhishek Yeligar (15), KTK, 19-21, 21-18, 21-8; Daniel Farid S. (3), KTK, bt Harshit Aggarwal, KTK, 26-24, 21-19. Quarterfinals: Abhishek Yeligar (15), KTK bt Munawer Mohammed (KER) 21-16, 23-21; Rahul Yadav C. (14), TS bt Chirag Sen (7), AI 21-18, 21-12; Daniel Farid S. (3), KTK bt Arintap Dasgupta (WB) 21-17, 21-19; Harshit Aggarwal (KTK) bt Shreyansh Jaiswal (2), CG 21-14, 16-21, 21-19.
n Women’s singles final: Rituparna Das, TS, beat Sri Krishna Priya K. (2), TS, 21-14, 21-16. Semifinals: Rituparna Das, TS, bt Sai Uttejitha Rao Ch. (1), AP, 21-18, 19-21, 21-15; Sri Krishna Priya K. (2), TS, bt Neha Pandit (4), MAH, 21-15, 21-15. Quarterfinals: Sai Uttejitha Rao Ch. (1), AP, bt Shriyanshi Pardeshi, MP, 21-18, 21-19; Rituparna Das, TS, bt Anura Prabhudesai (3), AAI, 21-19, 21-19; Neha Pandit (4), MAH, bt Riya Pillai (8), MAH, 21-13, 21-18; Sri Krishna Priya K. (2), TS, bt Shruti Mundada (7), MAH, 21-10, 19-21, 21-12.
n Men’s doubles final: Arjun M. R., KER/ Shlok Ramchandran (7), AI, beat Arun George, KER/ Saurabh Sharma (1), HAR, 21-15, 21-12. Semifinals: Arun George, KER/ Saurabh Sharma (1), HAR, bt Anil Kumar Raju M., RLY/ Venket Gaurav Prasad (3), CG, 19-21, 21-17, 21-9; Arjun M. R., KER/ Shlok Ramchandran (7), AI, bt Chaitanya Reddy K/ Hemanagendra Babu T. (2), RLY, 21-13, 21-16. Quarterfinals: Arun George, KER/ Saurabh Sharma (1), HAR, bt Balasubrahmanniyan N. G/ Sunjith S., KER, 21-15, 21-16; Anil Kumar Raju M., RLY/ Venket Gaurav Prasad (3), CG, bt Diju V., PET/ Brijesh Yadav (5), UP, 21-14, 19-21, 21-13; Arjun M. R., KER/ Shlok Ramchandran (7), AI, bt Lokesh / Vembarasan V., TN, 21-15, 21-12; Chaitanya Reddy K/ Hemanagendra Babu T. (2), RLY, bt Anjan Buragohain/ Ranjan Buragohain, ASM, 21-14, 21-18.
n Women’s doubles final: Aparna Balan, PET/ Arathi Sara Sunil (1), KER, beat Sruthi K. P. and Haritha M. H. (2), KER, 21-16, 21-10. Semifinals: Aparna Balan, PET/ Arathi Sara Sunil (1), KER, bt Anura Prabhudesai, AAI/ Karishma Wadkar, MAH, 21-17, 21-18; Sruthi K. P/ Haritha M. H. (2), KER, bt Vaishnavi Bhale/ Shruti Mundada, MAH, 21-15, 21-13. Quarterfinals: Aparna Balan, PET/ Arathi Sara Sunil (1), KER, bt Diksha Choudhary, CG/ Saumya Singh, GUJ, 21-9, 21-9; Anura Prabhudesai, AAI/ Karishma Wadkar, MAH, bt Agna Anto/ Sneha Santhilal (4), KER, 21-17, 22-20; Vaishnavi Bhale/ Shruti Mundada, MAH, bt Ramya Tulasi B. V., TN/ Poornima Ch., TS, 18-21, 21-11, 21-17; Sruthi K. P/ Haritha M. H. (2), KER, bt Sudha Kalyani D., TS/ Sonika Sai P., AP, 21-7, 21-11.
n Mixed doubles final: Arjun M. R., KER/ Aparna Balan (1), PET, beat Sunjith S/ Sruthi K. P. (3), KER, 21-10, 21-15. Semifinals: Arjun M. R., KER/ Aparna Balan (1), PET, bt Vinay Kumar Singh, UP/ Karishma Wadkar (6), MAH, 21-11, 22-20; Sunjith S/ Sruthi K. P. (3), KER, bt Balasubrahmanniyan N. G/ Agna Anto, KER, 21-10, 21-17. Quarterfinals: Arjun M. R., KER/ Aparna Balan (1), PET, bt Vembarasan V., TN/ Poornima Ch., TS, 21-6, 21-11; Vinay Kumar Singh, UP/ Karishma Wadkar (6), MAH, bt Saurabh Sharma, HAR/ Anoushka Parikh (4), GUJ, 21-15, 21-16; Sunjith S/ Sruthi K. P. (3), KER, bt Venket Gaurav Prasad/ Juhi Dewangan (5), CG, 21-13, 21-18; Balasubrahmanniyan N. G/ Agna Anto, KER, bt Sanjeeth S/ Dhanya Nair (7), RLY, 21-15, 21-13.
