Maisnam Meiraba : 4th U-19 singles title at All India Ranking Badminton tournament
- June 02 2019 at Trivandrum -
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Published at The Sangai Express - 03rd June 2019 edition
All India Ranking Badminton : Meiraba clinches 4th U-19 singles title :: Pix - The People's Chronicle
Maisnam Meiraba has added another feather to his cap as he clinched-the 4th junior U-19 title at the All India Ranking Badminton tournament beating Sankar Muthusamy S in straight sets (21-14, 21-10) at Trivandrum, Kerala today after securing his third title of the year on May 26 last.
Meiraba got off to a flying start at the tournament with a 21-18, 21-8 win against Naren Iyer of Haryana in the first round and sealed a 21-17, 21-9 win against Haryana's Jayant Rana in the second round.
Meiraba reached the quarter final stage of the tournament after he wrapped up the third round clash 21-19, 17-3 as Rohan Gurbani retired injured.
In the quarter final, Meiraba got the better of Amit Rathore 21-15, 21-15 and overcame Sathish Kumar of Tamil Nadu 11-21, 21-9, 21-11 in the semi-final to seal the final berth.
The pair of Dingku Konthoujam and Maharashtra's Ritika claimed yet another mixed doubles title at the tournament while the pair of dingku and Kh Manjit finished runners up.
The tournament organised by Kerala Badminton Association was participated by a total of 493 U-19 players from across India and will served as Second Selection of India Junior team for participation at Asian Junior Badminton Championship slated to be held at Suzhou, China from July 20 to 28 .
* This information is taken from The Sangai Express - 03rd June 2019 edition
This was posted on 03rd June 2019
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