39th Inter District Badminton C'ship : Bishnupur seal senior title as Imphal West take junior crown
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 08 2022:
Imphal West District Badminton Association (IWDBA) won the junior mixed team title in the 39th Inter District Badminton Championship 2022 but lost the senior crown to Bishnupur District Badminton Association (BDB A) .
In the junior final, Imphal East District Badminton Association (IEDBA) started on a bright note with Jomi Singam beating IWDBA's Kasprov Ahanthem 21-14 21-14 but IWDBA rallied back to seal the final match 3-1 .
It was Leonie Tayenjam who pulled level for IWDBA by carving out a hard fought 24-22 14-21 26-24 win over Konsam Gunjan of IEDBA before men's pair of Chingangbam Ritesh and Konjengbam Nganba overturned the lead with a 11-21 21-14 23-21 comeback win over IE's pair of Sirzeet Moirangthem and Jomi Singam.
Leimapokpam Diana and Vilinda Huidrom combined well to seal a 21-14 21-17 win over Konsam Gunjan and Moirangthem Priya to hand IWDBA the 3-1 win.
Meanwhile in the senior mixed team final, Bidyasagar Salam earned IWDBA the lead with a 21-14 21-13 beating of Konthoujam Dingku of BDBA in the men's singles event but Priya Konjengbam drew level for BDBA with a 21-10 21-18 thrashing of Angita Naorem.
Bishnupur's pair of Khwairakpam Manjit and Konthoujam Dingku then overturned the lead, beating Khoirom Punsiba and Vikson Chirom 21-10 21-17 .
IWDBA clawed back into the contest with Leimapokpam Diana and Vilinda Huidrom easing to a 21-6 21-8 win over Khwairakpam Roshni and Moirangthem Debika pair.
However, Kh Manjit and Priya Konjengbam edged past Bidyasagar Salam and Vilindra Huidrom 21-16 20-22 21-13 to hand BDBA a 3-2 win.