Sports Reporter :
AMRAVATI’S Ritesh Anantwar emerged champion in the men’s singles (35) event of the Yonex-Sunrise Achievers Cup Vidarbha Level Badminton Tournament that concluded at Achievers Badminton Academy Hall, Near Podar International School, Besa on Sunday.
The event, held under the aegis of Maharashtra Badminton Association, was organised by Achievers Badminton Academy, a unit of Swami Samartha Sports and Welfare Association and Nagpur District Badminton Association.
In the MS 35 final, Anantwar defeated Balkrishna Bhave of Nagpur in straight games 21-15, 21-16 to win title.
In the semis, Bhave got the better of Prakash Satpaise (CHA) in three games after losing the first one 19-21, 21-11, 21-10 while Anantwar defeated Gaurav Sahare of GDBA 21-15, 21-16.
Other winners and runners-up on the final day of the event include — MD 60: Alok Kanodia-Anand Kasrekar NGP; Rajendra Panda-Rajendra Kalwar NGP. MS 60: Hamidali Rizvi NGP, Anand Kasrekar NGP. MD 50: Bharat Bhalgat-Manoj Vanjani BHN, Manoj Jain-Sushil Mehadia NGP. MS 50: Pankaj Tiwari NGP, Santosh Pande NGP. MD 40: Rajendra Yadav-Rajkumar Batra NGP, Ashish Khedikar-Pinaki Mukherjee NGP. MS 40: Rajendra Yadav NGP, Homiyar Dumasia NGP. XD 35: Rajendra Yadav-Manjiri Dhok NGP, Ritesh Anantwar-Purnima Somkuwar AMR/NGP. WD 35: Anjali Kale-Manjiri Dhok NGP, Priyanka Khedkar-Purnima Somkuwar NGP. MD 35: Prakash Satpaise-Ritesh Anantwar CHA/AMR, 2 Ashish Khedikar-Pinaki Mukherjee NGP. WS 35: 1 Priyanka Khedkar NGP, Purnima Somkuwar NGP. Prizes were distributed by Jai Prakash Dwivedi (Chairman Cum Managing Director, WCL), Mangesh Kashikar (Secretary, NDBA), Anant Apte (Secretary, Tournament & Event, NDBA), Mahesh Dashasahastra (Mah State Co-Ordinator, Art of Living), Ajay Donode (President, Shree Swami Samarth Sports & Welfare Association), Sanjay Donode (Treasure), Aditya Galande (Tournament Referee) & Gaurav Narnaware (Asstt Ref).
