Rishith advances
dubai — Rishith Rajesh, Aditya Menon and Vasudev Sujith scored victories in the under-11 boys category at the 41st India Club UAE Open Badminton Tournament on Saturday night.
Rishith beat Rehan Arshid 2116, 21-16, Aditya Menon defeated Hariharan Sundarapandian 21-8, 21-9 and Vasudev Sujith outplayed Anwit Patra 21-0, 21-3.
In under-11 girls singles, Riya Vinherkar beat Pinaki Maheshwari in two quick sets 21-6, 21-3 to move ahead. In the under-13 girls singles, Thayibah Biju beat Silvia Stanley 21-7, 21-2. Results: Under-11 boys singles: Rishith Rajesh bt Rehan Arshid 21-16, 21-16; Aditya Menon bt Hariharan Sundarapandian 21-8, 21-9; Vasudev Sujith bt Anwit Patra 21-00, 21-3 Under-11 girls singles: Riya Vinherkar bt Pinaki Maheshwari 21-6, 21-3
Under-13 girls singles: Thayibah Biju bt Silvia Stanley 21-7, 21-2.
Under-13 boys singles: Jash Kumar bt Arya Chopra 21-15, 21-8; Dev Iyyappan bt sreehari Sreekuttan 21-6, 21-7; Rishab kalidasan bt Rafael jose 21-10, 21-1; Hiraan Rasi bt Ashiwin Varma 21-4, 212; Joel Jino bt Mrugank Mahendra Govilkar 21-5, 21-10; Alwyn Manosh bt Zakkaria Febin 21-10, 21-11; Shaikh Mehad Shah bt Rajveer Choudhary 21-5, 21-4; Pranav Praveen bt Xanto Thomas 219, 21-9; Achutan Damodaran bt Bharath Ajith Pillai 21-10, 21-17; Mohammed Zºayan bt Abel manoj 21-7, 21-9; Mohammed Fardeen bt Anirudh Valiyapura Jyothiraj 21-5, 21-0; Dev Vishnu bt Aditya Menon 21-5, 21-4; Dev Ayappan bt Rishabh K. 21-11, 21-8.
Under-15 boys singles: Jash Kumar bt Kenneth Philip Ajith 26-24, 19-21, 21-6; Dev Iyyappan W/O Ribab Ahmed; Bharath Ajith Pillai bt Pavan Manoj 21-9, 21-15; Mohammed Fardeen bt Ishaan Baruah 21-18, 21-15.