All India Sub-jr Ranking Badminton Tournament : Meiraba shoots top ranked Akash down
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 06 2015:
Manipur's Maisnam Meiraba Luwang is now crowned the champion of both Under-15 Boys' Single and Double categories in the All India Sub-Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament, 2015 held under Badminton Association of India (BAI) at Chandrasekhar Patil Badminton Stadium, Aiwan E-Shahi, Gulbarga, Karnataka.
Another ace Manipuri player Bidyasagar Salam however lost in Under-13 boys' single in the final encounter.
In the Under-15 boys' single final, Meiraba defeated Akash Yadav of Delhi who is India's Top Rank player 21-15, 16-21 and 21-11.Meiraba beat Tukum Laa of Arunachal Pradesh in the Semi Finals 21-13 and 21-17 .
In the Under-15 boys' double match, Meiraba and his partner Akash Thakur from Bihar outsmarted Dhruv Rawat of Uttarakhand and Pavan Krishna Thokala of Andhra Pradesh in the final and won the game 23-21 and 21-10.In semi final, Meiraba and Akash Thakur defeated Siddhartha Mishra and Siddhant Salar (UP) 21-19, 17-21 and 21-16 .
In the Under-13 boys' Single, Bidiyasagar Salam lost in the final match but secured the runner-up position.
He was defeated by Jayant Rana of (Haryana) 22-20, 15-21 and 21-15.Bidiyasagar defeated Pranav Rao Gandham (Talegana) 21-14, 21-15 in the semi final.