Centre Point School shuttlers reign supreme in divisional tournament

NAGPUR: Centre Point School emerged champions in the DSO Divisional level badminton tournament at the Divisional Sports Complex, Mankapur, here on Tuesday.
Centre Point School, Katol Road, downed Vivek Mandir, Gondia 2-0 in the U-17 boys final.
Rohan Gurbani provided the perfect start with a fluent win over Atharva Agrawal 21-6, 21-15 in the first singles.
The pair of Sudhanshu Bhure and Hriday Deshmukh sealed the fate of Gondia school with a 21-12, 24-22 win over Raghav Bajpayee and Atharva Agrawal.
The Dabha branch of CPS stamped their authority in style on their way to triumph in the U-17 girls category.
CPS girls, led by Malvika Bansod, proved too strong for Modern School, Koradi in the summit clash. Malvika won both her singles as well as doubles (with Livia Fernandez) to complete a clean sweep for CPS.
Coach of the CPS team, Chetak Khedikar, was happy that both the teams emerged triumphant in the divisional meet.
He is confident about the forthcoming state-level badminton tournament and hoped CPS will emerge winners in that tournament also.
Champion Teams
(Boys) CPS, KR: Rohan Gurbani, Sudhanshu Bhure, Jaskaran Suri, Hriday Deshmukh. Coaches: Nitin Raut, Vishwajeet Singh.
(Girls) CPS, Dabha: Malvika Bansod, Livia Fernandez, Sanika Durugkar, Yugakshi Khodke, Simran Kahnchandani. Coach: Chetak Khedikar.
RESULTS
U-17 boys (semifinals): Centre Point School, Katol Road bt RDPS, Wardha 2-0 (Jaskaran Suri bt Aryan Lambat 15-11, 15-6; Hriday Deshmukh-Sudhanshu Bhure bt Aryan Lambat-Jatin Vanzara 15-9, 15-13).
Vivek Mandir, Gondia bt ZP HS Ettapalli, Gadchiroli 2-1 (Raghav Bajpayee lost to Madhukar Micha 10-15, 11-15; Raghav Bajpayee-Atharva Agrawal bt Madhukar Micha-Tushar Mattami 15-9, 15-13; Atharva Agrawal bt Tushar Mattami 15-5, 15-8).
Final: CPS, KR bt Vivek Mandir, Gondia 2-0 (Rohan Gurbani bt Atharva Agrawal 21-6, 21-15; Sudhanshu Bhure-Hriday Deshmukh bt Raghav Bajpayee-Atharva Agrawal 21-12, 24-22).
U-17 girls (semifinals): CPS, Dabha bt Lokmanya Tilak Kanya Vidyalaya, Chandrapur 2-0 (Sanika Durugkar bt Nupur Padgelwar 15-7, 15-2; Malvika Bansod-Livia Fernandez bt Nupur Padgelwar-Janhavi Nandurkar 15-1, 15-0).
Modern School, Koradi bt Shree Maharshi Vidya Mandir, Chandrapur 2-1 (Gurfana Anjum lost to Arya Dhawale 13-15, 8-15; Arya Anchalwar-Sanika Upadhye bt Arya Dhawale-Rutuja Moon 15-11, 15-6; Arya Anchalwar bt Rutuja Moon 15-4, 15-6).
Final: CPS, Dabha bt Modern School, Koradi 2-0 (Malvika Bansod bt Arya Anchalwar 21-9, 21-7; Malvika Bansod-Livia Fernandez bt Arya Anchalwar-Gurfana Anjum 21-13, 21-7).