Dingku-Manjit reach Junior National Badminton Championship final
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 21 2018:
Manjit Khairakpam and Dingku Konthoujam pair who shone in the team event of the 43rd Yonex Sunrise Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta Memorial National Badminton Championship 2018 (U-19), have booked themselves into the final of the junior doubles event today.
In the semi-final of the championship which is being held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Manjit and Dingku overcame Telangana duo Rohit B and Akash Chandra 21-16, 21-15 to set up final clash with Telangana's Vishnuvardhan Gouda P and Shrikrishna Sai Kumar Podil.
Elsewhere in the mixed doubles semi-final, Dingku Konthoujam and Priya Konjengbam ended their journey with a 19-21, 21-14.15-21 defeat in the hands of Maharashtra's pair Aksan Shetty and Rashi Lambe.