Disha, Aaradhya create big upsets at Late Sushant Chipalkatti Yonex Sunrise India Junior International Grand Prix Badminton Tournament
Pune: Disha Santosh accounted for sixth seeded Liao Jui-Chi of Chinese Taipei 21-15 21-18 while Qualifier Aaradhya Sharma toppled fifth seeded Sai Prasad Teegala 15-21 21-7 21-15 to create the biggest upset of the day in the girls and the boys singles event at the Late Sushant Chipalkatti Yonex Sunrise India Junior International Grand Prix Badminton Tournament organized by Poona District Metropolitan Badminton Association sponsored by Yonex Sunise and co-sponsored by Ultra Corpotech Private Limited under the auspices of BWF, BA, BAI and MBA to be played at the P. E. Society’s Modern PDMBA Sports Complex, Shivajinagar.
Five other upsets were also recorded as Tankara Gnana Dattu Talasila of India edged out seventh seeded Shrey Dhand of Australia 20-22 21-19 23-21; Unseeded Prateek Koundilya got the better of tenth seeded Sai Shreyas Pallerla 21-19 21-12 in an all Indian battle while Chinese Taipei’s Yang Chieh Dan registered a 21-17 21-10 win over sixteenth seeded Uma Maheshwar Reddy Gopireddy in the Boys singles first round matches. Varghese James Koduppanapolackal upset eighth seeded Aman Suresh 21-16 21-15.
In the girls opening round Rujula Ramu upset sixteenth seed Yashvi Bhat 19-21 21-15 21-5 in a close encounter.
Results: Main Draw: Boys: First Round:
Abhishek Kanapala(Ind)[1] bt Shaurin Abbasi 21-16 21-11;
Yang Chieh Dan(Tpe) bt Uma Maheshwar Reddy Gopireddy(Ind)[16]21-17 21-10;
Charan Anupoju(Ind) bt Veluaathavan Vijayakumar 26-24 21-6;
Tankara Gnana Dattu Talasila(Ind) bt Shrey Dhand(Aus)[7] 20-22 21-19 23-21;
Manish Phogat(Ind) bt Malemnganba Singh Hemam(Ind)21-12 14-21 21-11;
Numair Shaik(Ind) [14] bt Angad Muchhal(Ind)21-9 21-19;
Sugi Sai Bala Singha Gopinath(Ind) bt Zaeem Munawar(UAE) 20-22 21-16 21-17;
Pranit Somani(Ind) bt Vijayan Tamilarasukumar(Mas) 21-15 14-21 21-18;
Prateek Koundilya(Ind) bt Sai Shreyas Pallerla(Ind)[10] 21-19 21-12;
[Q]Aaraadhya Sharma(Ind) bt Sai Prasad Teegala(Ind)[5]15-21 21-7 21-15;
Varghese James Koduppanapolackal (Ind) bt Aman Suresh(Ind)[8] 21-16 21-15
Girls:
Prakriti Bharath(Ind)[1] bt Sarah Sharma 21-10 21-13;
Rishita Pandey(Ind) bt Isha Patil(Ind)21-11 19-21 21-18;
Vennala Kalagotla(Ind)[12] bt Keerthy Manchala(Ind) 22-20 14-21 21-19;
Disha Santosh(Ind) bt Liao Jui-Chi(Tpe)[6] 21-15 21-18;
Rujula Ramu(Ind) bt Yashvi Bhat(Ind)[16] 19-21 21-15 21-5;
Aneri Kotak(Ind) bt Akansha Raj(Uae)21-18 21-17;
Dianka Waldia (Ind) bt Ayati Dubey(Ind)21-18 18-21 21-17;
Surya Charisma Tamiri (Ind)[7] bt Sanika Patankar(Ind)21-7 21-10;
Tanvi Patri (Ind)[14] bt Varsha Kumar(Eng)21-14 21-9;
Karnika Srees (Ind)[13] bt Tisha Rani Shakya(Nep) 21-5 21-9;
Ananya Agrawal (Ind)[2] bt Poojitha Nellikanti(Ind) 21-16 21-15
Ananya Gadgil (Ind) bt Shruti Shankargouda(Ind) 21-16 21-14
