PNB Metlife Junior Badminton Championship - Season 6 in Bangalore celebrates young talent
Pravararchith Rudrakshala Matam and Purvi Baavikatte Lift Under-17 Trophies
Bangalore, August 30, 2022: Over 900 skilled shuttlers from across Bangalore impressed the audience with their performance during the 6th edition of PNB MetLife Junior Badminton Championship 2022. The Bangalore state edition of the tournament concluded today at Yuve Champion Academy and the closing ceremony applauded the rise of 10 Badminton champions across 5 categories.
In the Boys Singles U-17 category, Pravararchith Rudrakshala Matam from Bangalore defeated Ayushmaan Nagari from Bangalore with score 21-12, 21-13. In Girls Singles U-17 category, Purvi Baavikatte from Bangalore defeated Aradhan Padmatha from Bangalore with score 21-12, 21-16.
Sameer Bansal, Chief Distribution Officer, PNB MetLife said, “We have witnessed an extraordinary demonstration of enthusiasm, determination, and commitment during the past three days. I want to congratulate the winners, and wish them luck for the finals. Our objective, at PNB MetLife, is to use sports as an effective medium to empower children with positive self-esteem and help them strengthen their mental and physical prowess. The competition helps in nurturing the right talent at an amateur level, thereby fostering their growth and ability to perform at larger platforms.”
The next leg of this year’s championship moves to Surat and Lucknow and will run from 3rd to 6th and 2nd to 6th respectively of September. Join us at Yash Tennis Badminton Academy, Surat and K.D Singh Stadium, Lucknow because India’s next Badminton champion could be amongst the young players competing there!
Score Card of Winners of All Categories
BS U 15 |
Prateek Koundilya vs Kushal Athreya 21-9, 21-12 |
GS U 15 |
Suhina Roy vs Shaina Manimuthu 21-11 17-21 21-18 |
GS U 9 |
Shambhavi Sharma vs Manaswini Harsha P 21-15 21-14 |
BS U 11 |
Siddharth S Nair vs Gautham S Nair 23-25 21-19 21-19 |
BS U 9 |
Harshith V Sai Angajala Venkata Sai vs Arjun Aralgundagi 21-11 21-11 |
BS U 13 |
Toshan Naik vs Thrishan Kumar M Sreevatsa 21-15 23-21 |
GS U 11 |
Adithi Sushanth vs Smriti S 21-6 21-11 |
GS U 17 |
Purvi Baavikatte vs Aradhan Padmatha 21-12 21-16 |
GS U 13 |
Shaina Manimuthu vs Selvasamruddhi Selvaprabhu 21-14 21-13 |
BS U 17 |
Pravararchith Rudrakshala Matam vs Ayushmaan Nagari 21-12 21-13 |