Unseeded Raghu in semifinals

Unseeded Karnataka shuttler Raghu M booked his place in the semifinals of the boys’ under-19 singles after securing a comfortable 21-14, 21-13 win over Kerala’s Ajay Satish Kumar Nair in the 41st Junior National badminton championships here on Friday.

There was more cheer for Karnataka as top seeds Mahima Aggarwal and Shikha Gautam booked their spot in the final of the girls’ under-19 doubles after trouncing Kerala’s Anugraha and Reza Farhath 21-11, 21-12. But Shikha, top seed in the girls’ under-19 singles category, suffered a shock 15-21, 18-21 defeat to Ira Sharma.

The Karnataka pair of Ashwini Bhat and Mithula UK entered the semifinals of both the under-19 and under-17 doubles.

Results (prefix denotes seeding): Boys: Singles: Under-19: Quarterfinal: 1-Lakshya Sen (Utr) bt 14-Kiran George (Ker) 18-13 (retd); 9-Jaswanth D (AP) bt 8-Kaustubh Rawat (Del) 21-13, 27-25; Raghu M (Kar) bt Ajay Satish Kumar Nair (Ker) 21-14, 21-13; 2-Mithun M (AI) bt 6-Bodhit Joshi (Utr) 21-17, 21-12.

Under-17: Semifinal: 1-Kartikey Gulshan Kumar (AI) bt 4-Aman Farogh Sanjay (Mah) 21-13, 21-15; 2-Kiran George (Ker) bt 13-Alap Mishra (MP) 21-16, 21-16.

Quarterfinal: 1-Kartikey GK (AI) bt 7-Aakash Yadav (Del) 21-13, 21-15; 4-Aman FS bt Jaswanth D (AP) 21-12, 21-17; 13-Alap M (MP) bt 8-Orijit Chaliha (AI) 21-17, 25-23; 2-Kiran G (Ker) bt 5-Maisnam Meiraba 19-21, 21-17, 23-21.

Girls: Singles: Under-19: Quarterfinal: 11-Ira Sharma (Har) bt 1-Shikha Gautam (Kar) 21-15, 21-18; 7-Ashmita Chaliha (Asm) bt 4-Kanika Kanwal 21-15, 18-21, 21-17; 3-Riya Mookerjee (UP) bt 6-Prashi Joshi (AI) 21-11, 21-17; 2-Aakarshi Kashyap (Cht) bt 13-Vaidehi Choudhari (Mah) 21-16, 21-16.

Under-17: Semifinal: 1-Aakarshi Kashyap (Cht) bt 16-Ritika Thaker (Mah) 21-13, 21-12; 2-Prashi Joshi (AI) bt 3-Unnati Bisht (Utr) 14-21, 21-18, 21-15.

Quarterfinal: 1-Aakarshi K (Cht) bt Kavipriya S (Py) 21-13, 21-14; 16-Ritika T (Mah) bt 4-Purva Barve (Mah) 21-18, 13-21, 21-19; 3-Unnati B (Utr) bt 13-Amolika Singh (UP) 21-12, 21-18; 2-Prashi J (AI) bt 5-Malvika Bansod (Mah) 21-15, 21-10.