New Delhi: PNB MetLife Junior Badminton Championship Season 3 Delhi concluded at Thyagaraj Stadium on Friday, New Delhi with adrenaline-pumping performances from young talented shuttlers. In the Boys Singles U-17 category, 2nd seed Tarun Gakhad defeated the last year under-15 national winner and top seed Dhruv Rawat from Uttarakhand in straight sets 21-13, 21-19.

In Girls Singles U-17 category, last year under-13 national winner and unseeded Sneha Rajwar from Uttarakhand came back after losing the first set and overpowered 4th seed Khushi Gupta from Delhi with scores 18-21, 21-8, 21-14. Sneha Rajwar bowed out of the Girls Under-15 category, despite being the top seed, after losing to Khushi Thakkar from Delhi with scores 21-16, 21-19.

Last year’s Under-9 national champion Neer Nehwal from Delhi displayed top skills and emerged victorious in the Boys Under-11 category by defeating Devang Tomar from Uttar Pradesh in straight sets 21-7, 21-15. Unseeded Dev Maheshwari displayed brilliant stamina and composure and lifted the Boys Under-13 trophy by defeating 2nd seed Manraj Singh in semi-finals and top seed Chirag Khatri from Delhi in the finals.

Gracing the closing ceremony, Mr. Hemant Khera, Chief Distribution Officer – Employee Benefits, awarded and motivated the winners. The tournament was being organized by Sara Foundation (an organisation for the promotion of sports).

The action will continue as PNB MetLife Junior Badminton Championship Season 3 starts in Chandigarh from April 10, 2017.

Details with scores are as follows:
Boys Singles Under-9
Semi-Finals
Manjeet Chaudhary, Delhi, def. Arjun, Haryana, 21-9 21-10.
Aksh Singh, U.P., def. Ayush Kumar (Gyan Chandra), 21-16 19-21 21-11.

Final
Aksh Singh, U.P., def. Manjeet Chaudhary, Delhi, 21-5 14-21 21-19.

Girls Singles Under-9
Semi-Finals
B.R Madhumita Ramamoorthy, Haryana, def. Ashe Singh, U.P., 25-23 21-17.
Shruti Chouhan, U.P., def. Ananya Bhardwaj, Haryana, 21-7 21-9.

Final
Shruti Chouhan, U.P., def. B.R Madhumita Ramamoorthy, Haryana, 21-8 21-13.

Boys Singles Under-11
Semi-Finals
Neer Nehwal, Delhi, def. Chirag Choudhary, Uttarakhand, 21-19 21-9.
Devang Tomar, U.P., def. Vansh Dev, Delhi, 21-16 21-11.

Final
Neer Nehwal, Delhi, def. Devang Tomar, U.P., 21-7 21-15.

Girls Singles Under-11
Semi-Finals
Unnati Hooda, Haryana, def. Anmol Kharb, Haryana, 23-21 19-21 15-10.
Anwesha Gowda, Delhi, def. Vanshika Thakur, Delhi, 21-16 21-7.

Final
Unnati Hooda, Haryana, def. Anwesha Gowda, Delhi, 21-10 21-17.

Boys Singles Under-13
Quarter-Finals
Chirag Khatri (1), Delhi, def. Manish Phogat, Delhi, 15-9 15-6.
Telaprolu Teja Venkatesh (4), Delhi, def. Aaryan Sapiah, Delhi, 15-10 15-7.
Dev Maheshwari, Delhi, def. Neer Nehwal (5), Delhi, 13-15 15-9 15-13.
Manraj Singh (2), Delhi, def. Khooshee Kumar Pankaj, Delhi, 15-12 15-10.

Semi-Finals
Chirag Khatri (1), Delhi, def. Telaprolu Teja Venkatesh (4), Delhi, 21-10 17-21 21-8.
Dev Maheshwari, Delhi, def. Manraj Singh (2), Delhi, 21-11 21-23 21-15.

Final
Dev Maheshwari, Delhi, def. Chirag Khatri (1), Delhi, 15-21 21-12 21-14.

Girls Singles Under-13
Quarter-Finals
Stuti Agrawal, Delhi, def. Jiya Rawat, Haryana, 15-11 15-14.
Muskaan Sangwan, Delhi, def. Isobel Kuriyan, Delhi, 15-13 15-6.
Khushboo Sao, Delhi, def. Unnati Hooda, Haryana, 15-13 15-11.
Sakshi Phogat, Rajasthan, def. Muskan Chahal, 15-9 15-7.

Semi-Finals
Muskaan Sangwan, Delhi, def. Stuti Agrawal, Delhi, 21-10 22-20.
Sakshi Phogat, Rajasthan, def. Khushboo Sao, Delhi, 21-10 21-8.

Final
Sakshi Phogat, Rajasthan, def. Muskaan Sangwan, Delhi, 21-14 21-13.

Boys Singles Under-15
Quarter-Finals
Shubham Patel (1), Rajasthan, def. Advit Bhargava (6), Delhi, 15-8 13-15 15-9.
Nandis Poddar, def. Raghvender Partap Singh, Delhi, 15-13 15-10.
Akash, Delhi, def. Hariom, Delhi, 15-10 15-8.
Raman Kumar, Haryana, def. Bharat Raghav, Haryana, 15-13 15-12.

Semi-Finals
Shubham Patel (1), Rajasthan, def. Nandis Poddar, 21-8 21-11.
Raman Kumar, Haryana, def. Akash, Delhi, 21-11 21-15.

Final
Shubham Patel (1), Rajasthan, def. Raman Kumar, Haryana, 18-21 21-8 21-10.

Girls Singles Under-15
Quarter-Finals
Sneha Rajwar (1), Uttarakhand, def. Sakshi Phogat, Rajasthan, 15-5 15-6.
Khushi Thakkar, Delhi, def. Anna Phogat, Delhi, 15-4 15-4.
Anupama Upadhyaya (5), Uttarakhand, def. Aradhyaa Kushwaha (3), 12-15 15-14 15-11.
Aashi Rawat (2), def. Hazel Sehrawat, Delhi, 15-8 15-14.

Semi-Finals
Khushi Thakkar, Delhi, def. Sneha Rajwar (1), Uttarakhand, 21-16 21-19.
Aashi Rawat (2), def. Anupama Upadhyaya (5), Uttarakhand, 21-15 21-12.

Final
Khushi Thakkar, Delhi, def. Aashi Rawat (2), 21-19 17-21 21-15.

Boys Singles Under-17

Quarter-Finals
Dhruv Rawat (1), Uttarakhand, def. Bharat Raghav, Haryana, 15-7 15-7.
Himanshu Dabas (4), Delhi, def. Saharsh Mohan (7), U.P., 11-15 15-8 15-13.
Pushaan Leo Paul (6), def. Arjun Rehani (3), Delhi, 15-13 15-11.
Tarun Gakhad (2), def. Manish Singh, Delhi, 11-15 15-6 15-10.

Semi-Finals
Dhruv Rawat (1), Uttarakhand, def. Himanshu Dabas (4), Delhi, 21-8 21-16.
Tarun Gakhad (2), def. Pushaan Leo Paul (6), 21-14 23-25 21-12.

Final
Tarun Gakhad (2), def. Dhruv Rawat (1), Uttarakhand, 21-13 21-19.

Girls Singles Under-17
Quarter-Finals
Likhita Srivastava, Delhi, def. Aashi Rawat (1), 15-10 15-12.
Sneha Rajwar, Uttarakhand, def. Kavya Gupta (Anurag Gupta) (3), Delhi, 15-12 15-14.
Khushi Gupta (4), Delhi, def. Muskan Joon, Delhi, 15-7 15-6.
Anupama Upadhyaya, Uttarakhand, def. Adya Parashar (2), Delhi, 15-2 14-15 15-9.

Semi-Finals
Sneha Rajwar, Uttarakhand, def. Likhita Srivastava, Delhi, 21-15 21-16.
Khushi Gupta (4), Delhi, def. Anupama Upadhyaya, Uttarakhand, 21-18 21-17.

Final
Sneha Rajwar, Uttarakhand, def. Khushi Gupta (4), Delhi, 18-21 21-8 21-14.