Indore, January 30: Ankur Bhattacharjee of West Bengal, title favourite in the Boys Singles, was forced to drop a game by Khelendrajit Yengkhom of Manipur before winning 3-1 the Khelo India Youth Games that began at the Abhay Prashal here today.

 

Ankur let his opponent from Manipur take a game off him when Khelendrajit played superbly. But he failed to sustain against a quality player like Ankur and wilted under pressure.

 

In Group A, Divyansh Srivastava beat P. Yeshwanth of Karnataka 3-0 but not before the early hiccups. He won on extended points but steadied soon after to wrap it up in the next two. 

 

In other group matches, the favourites went through the motions. However, Sarth Mishra of UP trailed 1-2 before outwitting his Maharashtra rival, Neil Mulye. But credit must also go to the left-hander who kept Sarth on tenterhooks till he claimed his last point. Of the eight first-round matches in the Youth Girls sections on the opening day, most turned into docile and one-sided affairs except for a lone contest.

 

Taneesha Kotecha of Maharashtra was in trouble when Trupti Purohit from Karnataka proved strong every time the former took the lead in their Group D match. After taking the first game, the Karnataka left-hander pulled one back to level the score. It went the same way until the fourth game when the issue went to the decider.

 

In the fifth game, Taneesha led 10-7 before Trupti came too close to her opponent's comfort to be at 9-10. A time-out at the crucial juncture helped the Maharashtra girl who pulled it off on returning to the table to notch up her first win in the group.

 

Lakshita Narang of Delhi powered her way through to win her first-round match against Mihu Abime of Arunachal Pradesh. The Delhi girl hardly broke a sweat before romping home in what was a mismatch in the same group.

 

In Group A, top seed Suhana Saini of Haryana found an equal contestant in Oishiki Joardar from West Bengal, who did everything right, including posing some troubles but failed to finish well. Taking advantage of her weakness, the Haryana girl put it across the Bengal girl for a 3-0 win.

 

Pritha Vartikar from Maharashtra completed a clinical job to beat Shriya Anand of Tamil Nadu 3-0, and Yashashwini Ghorpade of Karnataka followed suit with 3-1 scores in the same group. Jennifer Varghese, also from Maharashtra, thumped Bhagyashree Dave of Madhya Pradesh 3-0 in the lone Group B match.

 

Group C saw Risha Mirchandani of Maharashtra thrash Tamil Nadu's Nehal Venkatasamy 3-0 and Anargaya Manjunath of Karnataka handed out a similar verdict to Anushka Chauhan of Daman and Diu.

 

Results:

 

Boys Singles:

 

Group A: Divyansh Srivastava (UP) bt P. Yeshwanath (Kar) 14-12, 11-8, 12-10.

 

Group B: Ankur Bhattacharjee (Ben) bt Khelendrajit Yengkhom (Man) 11-6, 9-11, 11-4, 12-10; K.J. Akash (Kar) bt Ansh Goyal (MP) 11-6, 11-5, 11-8.

 

Group C: Jash Modi (mah) w/o Preyesh Raj Suresh (TN) 3-0; Soumyadeep Sarkar (Ben) bt Dhairya Tandel (D&D) 11-2, 11-3, 11-5.

 

Girls Singles:

 

Group A: Suhana Saini (Har) bt Oishiki Joardar (Ben) 11-9, 11-8, 11-9; Pritha Vartikar (Mah) bt Shirya Anand (TN) 11-9, 11-7, 11-8; Yashaswini Ghorpade (Kar) bt Prithoki Chakraborti (Har) 11-6, 12-10, 11-13, 11-9.

 

Group B: Jennifer Varghese (Mah) bt Bhagyashree Dave (MP) 11-4, 11-3, 11-8.

 

Group C: Risha Mirchandani (Mah) bt Nehal Venkatasamy (TN) 11-7, 11-3, 11-7; Anargaya Manjunath (Kar) bt Anushka Chauhan (D&D) 11-1, 11-1, 11-2.

 

Group D: Aadarsh Om Chhetri (Del) bt Tarh Maph (Aru) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2; Sarth Mishra (UP) bt Neil Mulye (Mah) 11-8, 5-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8.

 

Group D: Taneesha Kotecha (Mah) bt Trupti Purohit (Kar) 11-4, 9-11, 2-11, 11-9; Lakshita Narang (Del) bt Mihu Abime (Aru) 11-4, 11-0, 11-6.

 

 

 

Indore, January 30: Ankur Bhattacharjee of West Bengal, title favourite in the Boys Singles, was forced to drop a game by Khelendrajit Yengkhom of Manipur before winning 3-1 the Khelo India Youth Games that began at the Abhay Prashal here today.

 

Ankur let his opponent from Manipur take a game off him when Khelendrajit played superbly. But he failed to sustain against a quality player like Ankur and wilted under pressure.

 

In Group A, Divyansh Srivastava beat P. Yeshwanth of Karnataka 3-0 but not before the early hiccups. He won on extended points but steadied soon after to wrap it up in the next two. 

 

In other group matches, the favourites went through the motions. However, Sarth Mishra of UP trailed 1-2 before outwitting his Maharashtra rival, Neil Mulye. But credit must also go to the left-hander who kept Sarth on tenterhooks till he claimed his last point. Of the eight first-round matches in the Youth Girls sections on the opening day, most turned into docile and one-sided affairs except for a lone contest.

 

Taneesha Kotecha of Maharashtra was in trouble when Trupti Purohit from Karnataka proved strong every time the former took the lead in their Group D match. After taking the first game, the Karnataka left-hander pulled one back to level the score. It went the same way until the fourth game when the issue went to the decider.

 

In the fifth game, Taneesha led 10-7 before Trupti came too close to her opponent's comfort to be at 9-10. A time-out at the crucial juncture helped the Maharashtra girl who pulled it off on returning to the table to notch up her first win in the group.

 

Lakshita Narang of Delhi powered her way through to win her first-round match against Mihu Abime of Arunachal Pradesh. The Delhi girl hardly broke a sweat before romping home in what was a mismatch in the same group.

 

In Group A, top seed Suhana Saini of Haryana found an equal contestant in Oishiki Joardar from West Bengal, who did everything right, including posing some troubles but failed to finish well. Taking advantage of her weakness, the Haryana girl put it across the Bengal girl for a 3-0 win.

 

Pritha Vartikar from Maharashtra completed a clinical job to beat Shriya Anand of Tamil Nadu 3-0, and Yashashwini Ghorpade of Karnataka followed suit with 3-1 scores in the same group. Jennifer Varghese, also from Maharashtra, thumped Bhagyashree Dave of Madhya Pradesh 3-0 in the lone Group B match.

 

Group C saw Risha Mirchandani of Maharashtra thrash Tamil Nadu's Nehal Venkatasamy 3-0 and Anargaya Manjunath of Karnataka handed out a similar verdict to Anushka Chauhan of Daman and Diu.

 

Results:

 

Boys Singles:

 

Group A: Divyansh Srivastava (UP) bt P. Yeshwanath (Kar) 14-12, 11-8, 12-10.

 

Group B: Ankur Bhattacharjee (Ben) bt Khelendrajit Yengkhom (Man) 11-6, 9-11, 11-4, 12-10; K.J. Akash (Kar) bt Ansh Goyal (MP) 11-6, 11-5, 11-8.

 

Group C: Jash Modi (mah) w/o Preyesh Raj Suresh (TN) 3-0; Soumyadeep Sarkar (Ben) bt Dhairya Tandel (D&D) 11-2, 11-3, 11-5.

 

Girls Singles:

 

Group A: Suhana Saini (Har) bt Oishiki Joardar (Ben) 11-9, 11-8, 11-9; Pritha Vartikar (Mah) bt Shirya Anand (TN) 11-9, 11-7, 11-8; Yashaswini Ghorpade (Kar) bt Prithoki Chakraborti (Har) 11-6, 12-10, 11-13, 11-9.

 

Group B: Jennifer Varghese (Mah) bt Bhagyashree Dave (MP) 11-4, 11-3, 11-8.

 

Group C: Risha Mirchandani (Mah) bt Nehal Venkatasamy (TN) 11-7, 11-3, 11-7; Anargaya Manjunath (Kar) bt Anushka Chauhan (D&D) 11-1, 11-1, 11-2.

 

Group D: Aadarsh Om Chhetri (Del) bt Tarh Maph (Aru) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2; Sarth Mishra (UP) bt Neil Mulye (Mah) 11-8, 5-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8.

 

Group D: Taneesha Kotecha (Mah) bt Trupti Purohit (Kar) 11-4, 9-11, 2-11, 11-9; Lakshita Narang (Del) bt Mihu Abime (Aru) 11-4, 11-0, 11-6.