JOIN USFifth seed Nikhil Shyam Sriram defeated third seed Siddharth ES 21-13, 21-14 to reach the boys’ under-19 singles final of the Indian Gymkhana Club State-ranking badminton tournament here on Monday.
Nikhil will now face Balraj Kajla, who overcame Akshay Srinivas 23-25, 21-19, 21-12.
Results: Boys: Under-19 singles (semifinals): Nikhil bt Siddharth E S 21-13, 21-14; Balraj bt Akshay Srinivas S 23-25, 21-19, 21-12.
Quarterfinals: Nikhi bt Sai Prateek K 21-11, 21-14; Siddharth ES bt Ganesh Vittalji 21-13, 21-12; Balraj bt Kiran B 21-12, 21-15; Akshay SS bt Sudharshan Raajkumar 21-15, 21-15. Doubles semifinal: Siddharth ES/Sudeep Suresh bt Nikhil Kumar C K/Puneeth D 19-21, 21-11, 21-15; Rishab Sutgattimath/Siddalingesh Tenginkai bt Brandon Stanley Gabriel/Jaganath SS 21-8, 21-10.
Under-17 singles (Semifinals): Nikhil Shyam Sriram bt Kiran B 21-13, 21-8; Abi Amudhan S bt Mayuresh Janpandit 21-7, 17-21, 21-10.
Quarterfinals: Nikhil bt Akshay S 21-18, 21-13; 4-Kiran B bt Nihal Naik 21-17, 21-14; Mayuresh J bt Chinmaya Venkatesh 21-18, 21-15; Abi AS bt Ganesh Vittalji 21-10, 21-14.
Doubles (Semifinals): Kevin Madhuranayagam L/Nikhil Shyam Sriram bt Ganesh Vittalji and Saketh Upadhya 21-11, 21-17; Abi Amudhan S/Nikhit Laxman bt Ajinkya G Joshi/Tejas Sanjay Kallolkar 18-21, 21-13, 21-18.
Quarterfinals: Kevin ML/Nikhil SS bt Pawan Sai S/Supreeth V 21-6, 21-5; Ganesh V/Saketh U bt 4-Chirag C/Nithin Ganesh 21-13, 21-17; Abi AS/Nikhit L bt Anirudh Rajeev/Avinash S 21-17, 21-17; Ajinkya GJ/Tejas SK bt Kiran B/Sai Prateek K 21-15, 21-15.
Girls: Under-19 singles (Semifinals): Deepthi Ramesh bt Ashwini Bhat 14-21, 21-15, 21-17; Apeksha C Nayak bt Savita RN 21-15, 21-16.
Quarterfinals: Ashwini B bt Archana Pai 21-11 (retired); Deepthi R bt Ranjeeta Sheokand 21-18, 17-21, 21-18; Apeksha CN bt Neha NK 21-7, 21-7; Savita RN bt Mahima Aggarwal 21-13, 19-21, 21-16.
Under-17 singles (Semifinals): Deepthi Ramesh bt Ashwini Bhat 21-17, 21-14; 2-Apeksha C Nayak bt Bhavya Krishnan 21-11, 21-10.
Quarterfinals: Ashwini bt Archana Pai 21-17, 21-16; Deepthi Ramesh bt Trisha Hegde 18-21, 21-13, 21-7; Bhavya K bt Advika Ganesh 21-17, 21-18; Apeksha CN bt Sheethal D 21-10, 21-9.