District Badminton C’ship gets underway

Players in action during the District Championship match at MA Stadium on Monday.
Players in action during the District Championship match at MA Stadium on Monday.

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 14: Thirty Seventh (37th) Jammu District Badminton Championship-2022, organised by Jammu City and District Badminton Association, got underway at Badminton Hall MA Stadium, here today.
The matches were officiated under the supervision of Rahul Sharma, referee and Badminton coaches.
In boy’s singles under-13, Gopesh Singh trounced Karan by 2-0, Surya Dev beat Vivan Chib by 2-1, Divesh Bakshi defeated Aaradhya by 2-0, Kanishk got better of Altmash by 2-0, Rupesh Chib beat Swayam by 2-0, Vaibhav Pandita defeated Sukhnain Singh by 2-0, Kartik Gupta trounced Bhavansh by 2-0 and Shivansh Panotra got better of Kartik by 2-0.
In girl’s singles, Suhani Sharma and Dimond Rajput defeated Parisha and Gania Singh respectively by 2-0 each.
In boy’s doubles under-13, the pair of Gopesh & Shivansh beat Krishna & Arnav by 2-0, while Swayam & Kanishk defeated Rana & Divesh by 2-0, whereas in girls doubles, Suhani/Gania trounced Dimond/ Parisha in finals by 2-0.
In boy’s singles under-15, Bhavdeep Singh beat Gopesh Singh by 2-1, while in girls singles category, Snowy Goswami defeated Antima by 2-0 and Suhani Sharma trounced Shrya Gupta by 2-0.
In boy’s doubles under-15, Udyan & Bhavdeep got better of Anmol/Kanhiya by 2-9, while Gopesh/ Shivansh defeated Kanishk/Param by 2-0, besides in boys singles under-17, Shourya Pratham beat Shourya Jasrotia and Thakur Aneesh lost to Vaibhav Mehta.
In boy’s single under-19, Vaibhav Mehta beat Udhyan Sharma and Sant Singh trounced Bhavdeep Singh.