All India Jr Ranking Badminton : Meiraba Luwang cruises to U-19 Jr title
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 20 2019:
Ace shuttler Meiraba Luwang today claimed the Ul 9 junior boys singles title at the Yonex-Sunrise All India Jr Ranking Badminton Tournament-2019 held at Bangalore under the auspices of BAI.
State lads, Dinku Singh Konthoujam and Manjit Singh Khwairakpam were on the other hand finished runners up in the U-19 boys doubles competition.
Meiraba Luwang survived massive scare against top ranked Priyanshu Rajawat before sealing a 22-20, 26-24 victory in the final today to lay his hand on the title.
Meiraba reached the final by defeating Sai Charan Koy [Ranked 7] 21-8, 21-14 in the semi-final staged yesterday.
Meiraba defeated Bhawesh Pandey; Pranay R; Amit Rathore [Ranked 8] in the first, second and third round respectively before defeating Govind K in the quarter final.