Pranav Silimkhan beat Varad Karekar to clinch the Under 15 Boys Singles title at the Rich Builders All Goa Major Ranking Badminton Tournament, played at the Indoor Stadium, Campal-Panaji. In a tense battle, Pranav held his nerves and composure to upset the top seed 22-20, 17-21, 21-18 in three tight sets.
Sharmad Mahajan who had lost to Saish Salekar in the last tourney avenged his defeat by beating the same opponent 21-19, 21-9 to win the Under 19 Boys Singles event while in the Under 19 Girls, Anushka Kuvelkar smashed her way past Anura Prabhudesai to register a comprehensive 21-16, 21-14 win. Meanwhile, the Under 13 Boys and Girls events went with script with top seeds Dhruv Angle and Neha Sahakari registering comfortable victories. While Dhruv beat Mehul Jirage 21-7, 21-9; Neha strolled past Anar Singbal to win with a 21-12, 21-7 score line. In the Under 17 Boys Singles, Pranav who was poised for a double crown appeared to run out of steam as he lost 17-21, 17-21 to a physically stronger Saish Salelkar. The best match of the day was the Under 15 Girls Singles fought between Pranjal Chimulkar and Anura Prabhudesai with neither player willing to give an inch. In a match that saw long rallies, Anura finally prevailed to win the epic 22-20, 15-21, 21-16. Chief Guest Mr. Shailendra Singh(Superitendant Engineer, CPWD) distributed the prizes in the presence of Guest of Honour Mr. Sunil Kumar(Senior Accountant, CPWD), Mr. Narahar Thakur(Secretary, GBA) and others. The Tournament was conducted by NIS Coaches Roy Athaide and Vinayak Kamt. Mr. Richard De Souza, President of Goa Badminton Association welcomed. Tournament coorodinator Sandeep Heble proposed the vote of thanks. Photographs available at: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2330034928784.136118.1187066172&l=615a99f1ed&type=1 yours sincerely Sandeep Heble Tournament coordinator Goa Badminton Association 9326129171
