Sudhanshu upsets 9th seed; Ritika, Malvika advance

NAGPUR: Nagpur shuttler Sudhanshu Bhure stunned ninth seed T Chetia of Assam in the U-13 boys singles first round match of the All India Sub-Junior open ranking badminton tournament at Bhagalpur on Thursday.
In the U-15 girls singles, 13th seed Ritika Thaker and 11th seed Malvika Bansod advanced to the second round with ease.
Nagpur Results
U-13- boys singles: Sudhanshu Bhure bt 9-T Chetia (ASM) 15-21, 21-16, 21-12; Rohan Gurbani bt Ayan Paul (WB) 21-13, 21-13.
U-13 girls singles: Arya Anchalwar bt Shifali Gautam (UTR) 24-22, 21-12.
U-15 girls singles: 11-Malvika Bansod bt Riya Khatri 21-12, 21-14; 13-Ritika Thaker bt S Winona 21-17, 21-15.