State shuttiers clinch mixed team title at NE inter zonal championship
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 09 2022:
Manipur beat Assam 3-2 to win the junior mixed team championship title at the NE Inter State Zonal Badminton Championship 2022 at Agartala, Tripura on Friday.
The state junior team lost in both the boys' and girls' singles events but spirited performances by the doubles teams eclipsed Assam's scores, leading to Manipur's title triumph.
In the boys' singles final, H Malemnganba Singh suffered a 17-21, 21-9, 10-21 defeat to his Assamese opponent Tanmoy Bikash Boruah while Leonie Tayengjam lost 9-21, 11-21 to Isharani Baruah in the girls' summit clash.
Despite the disappointment in the singles competition, the efforts by the state pairs in the boys' doubles, girls' doubles and mixed doubles events made sure the state team had the last laugh.
In the boys' doubles final, the state pair of H Rohenkumar Singh and Rk Alen produced a dominant 21-14, 21-12 performance against the Assamese pair of Ayad Rashid and Himanish Sekhar Das.
The girls' doubles final saw H Vilinda Devi and L Daina Devi outclass Ankita Gogoi and Shantipriya Hazarika 21 13, 21-13 .
In the mixed doubles summit clash, Sirzeet Moirangthem and H Vilinda Devi combined to secure a 21-19, 20-22, 21-13 win over Tanmoy Bikash Boruah and Isharani Baruah.