IWDBA, IEDBA to meet in junior mixed team final as Inter district badminton kicks off
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 07 2022:
IWDBA and IEDBA set up title clash in the junior mixed team event of the 39th Inter District Badminton Championship 2022 which got underway at Indoor Stadium, DM College campus, on Sunday.
IWDBA swept aside KDBA 3-0 in their semifinal encounter.
Kasprov Ahanthem outdid E Richard 21-16 21-15 in the boys' singles event while Leonie Tayenjam drubbed Sagorika Naorem 21-11 21-8 in the girls' singles event for the Imphal West (IWDBA).
In the doubles competition, IWDBA's pair of Chingangbam Ritesh Singh and Konjengbam Nganba Singh fought back from a first set down to secure a 19-21 21-12 21 16 win over KDBA's Konjengbam Dayananda Singh and Mayanglambam Bikash Singh in the boys' doubles event.
On the other hand, IWDBA's Leimapokpam Diana Devi and Vilinda Huidrom defeated KDBA's Mayanglambam Elina Devi and Sagorika Naorem in the girls' doubles event, while IWDBA's Kasprov Ahanthem partnered with Vilinda Huidrom to beat KDBAs' Naorem Roshan Singh and Mayanglambam Elina Devi in the mixed event.
In the other semifinal, IED-BA got the better of BDBA 3-2 to reach the final.
Meanwhile, IWDRA, IEDRA, KDBA and BDBA progressed to the semifinals of the senior mixed team competition.