Bala Manvitha Reddy enters Telangana badminton semifinals

Top seed A Bala Manvitha Reddy progressed to the girls’ under-17 singles semifinals of the Telangana State Sub-Junior Badminton Championship after defeating G Chandana. The tournament also witnessed the completion of boys’, girls’ and mixed doubles quarterfinal and semifinal matches

Hyderabad: Top-seeded A Bala Manvitha Reddy of Hyderabad defeated G Chandana of Nalgonda 15-7, 16-18, 15-7 in the girls’ under-17 singles quarterfinals of the Telangana State Sub-Junior (Under-17) Badminton Championship at Chetan Anand Badminton Academy here on Saturday.

The results:

Boys: Under-17: Quarterfinals: Tanmainihal Uttam (Krnr) bt A Vajra Chowdary (SRD) 15-5, 12-15, 15-10; Chinmay Wankhede (RR) bt M Krishna Suhas (Hyd) 15-9, 15-10; V Hrishikesh Viraat (SRD) bt P Rohan (Hyd) 15-10, 15-13; K Durga Uday Eswar (SRD) bt K Advay Anjaneyavallabh (VKB) 15-5, 15-8.

Doubles: Semifinals: B Tanish Reddy (RR) & T Uttam (Krnr) bt P Krishav & M Krishna Suhas (Hyd) 9-15, 15-7, 15-10; K Durga Uday Eswar (SRD) & P Rohan (Hyd) bt A Sathwik Reddy (RR) & K Thaman (BAMMD) 15-7, 16-18, 15-7.

Girls: Quarterfinals: A Bala Manvitha Reddy (Hyd) bt G Chandana (Nlg) 15-7, 16-18, 15-7; Manya Agarwal (Hyd) bt B Diya Anand (VKB) 12-15, 15-8, 15-12; Y Shruti (SRD) bt P Jasmitha (VKB) 15-8, 15-11; P Anya (BAMMD) bt Shravani Biradar (RR) 15-13, 15-9.

Doubles: Shruti Yetchina & G Sri Deetya Seran (SRD) bt Aishani & B Deeksha Shree (BAMMD) 15-8, 15-11; Aabha Jadhav & B Diya Anand (VKB) bt Manya Agarwal & B Snigdha (Hyd) 15-6, 15-13; G Daksha & K Ruthvika Reddy (SRD) bt Kavya Sree & N Sarvagna (MBNR) 15-2, 15-4; A Bala Manvitha Reddy & C Amrita Rao (RR) bt K Sarali & K Tanisha (Hyd) 15-5, 15-4.

Semifinal: A Bala Manvitha Reddy & C Amrita Rao (RR) bt G Daksha & K Ruthvika Reddy (SRD) 15-7, 15-5.

Mixed doubles: Quarterfinals: B Akshath Reddy & HM Sri Devika Adishya (SRD) bt Karthikeya Barla & Harshitha Prudhivi (BAMMD) 15-6, 15-5; T Akshith Reddy & G Chandana (Nlg) bt V Nichal Karthikeya & G Aanya Reddy (VKB) 15-8, 15-11; P Rohan & Rithwika Sree Bhukya (Bhadradri) bt B Sasswat & D Deeksha (SRD) 15-3, 15-8; Vinay Abburi (KHM) & G Kunalika (BAMMD) bt Shiva Sanjeev & Hamsika Mathuraju (Hyd) 15-3, 15-5.

Semifinal: B Akshath Reddy & HM Sri Devika Adishya (SRD) bt T Akshith Reddy & G Chandana (Nlg) 15-10, 15-11.