Shourya, Tanika claim titles

Dubai - In the girls singles under-13 finals, Tanika Sequeira overcame a strong challenge from Nidhi Desai before scoring a 21-19, 21-18 victory

Shourya Mukund Joshi beat Stefan Binu 21-4, 21-6 to win the boys singles under-15 title at the 40th UAE Open India Club Badminton Tournament on Saturday night.
In the girls singles under-13 finals, Tanika Sequeira overcame a strong challenge from Nidhi Desai before scoring a 21-19, 21-18 victory.
In the finals of girl's singles under-17, it was a very easy win for Sindia Pilgaard who thrashed Nida Najeeb 21-12, 21-8 in two straight sets to win the title.
In the girls singles under-19 title clash, Nida Najeeb beat Tvisha Shah 21-10, 21-17. Winning the under-19 crown was a consolation for Nida, who had lost the under-17 final to Sindia Pilgaard.
Meanwhile, as a part of India Club's corporate social responsibility activity, matches were held for the blue collar workers from Laing O'Rourke Middle East Ltd. Hira Lal Shrestha, Surya Giri, Tek Bahadur Gurung, Dev Kumar Shrestha, Apil Bhattarai and Sanjay Sunar represented Laing O'Rourke ME. Geet Sethi, former world billiards champion, felicitated the players by presenting them medals and certificates.
Brief scores
Boys singles under-15 final: Shourya Mukund Joshi bt Stefan Binu 21-4, 21-6.
Boys singles under-17: Snehith Reddy bt Calvin Joseph Charles 21-11, 21-9; Aaron Jose Thomas bt Omar Sherif 21-15, 21-18; Shreyas Velandy bt Adithya Biju 18-21, 21-12, 21-18; Kausik Krishnakumar Raman bt Trish Udeshi 21-6, 21-4;
Shourya Mukund Joshi bt Joe Paldano 21-4, 21-3; Vasanthakumar Rajendran bt Kevin Suares 21-13, 21-8.
Girls singles under-13 final: Tanika Sequeira bt Nidhi Desai 21-19, 21-18;
Girls singles under-15: Tanisha Crasto bt Nidhi Desai 21-10, 21-3; Simona Pilgaard bt Harini Sai 21-6, 21-13;
Girls singles under-17 final: Sindia Pilgaard bt Nida Najeeb 21-12, 21-8.
Girls singles under-19 final: Nida Najeeb bt Tvisha Shah 21-10, 21-17.
Mens singles: Saravana Kumar bt Manoj Balaji 21-6, 21-11; Dea Adi Rangga bt Jagdish Holaria 21-5, 21-0; Jasim Saeed bt Palaksha Nagaraj 21-5, 21-11; Achyut E. P. bt Yao TING Lee 21-5, 21-10.
Masters doubles 40 years: Manosh Antony and Mukund Joshi bt Ramesh Ganesan and Harihar Madhavan 21-10, 21-11; Bijoy George and Murali Nambiar bt Antony and Mukund Joshi 21-14, 21-9; Sajayan Balan and Prabhakaran bt Bijoy George and Murali Nambiar 21-15, 21-16.