3 Indians will feature in the finals at the Asian Junior Championships being held in Amman, Jordan.
In the girls under 19, Indian national champion Anaka Alankamony performed brilliantly to defeated 2nd seeded Tan Yan Xin from Malaysia in straight games. Yan Xin had defeated Anaka in her last encounter but today Anaka was in total control of the match dominating from the very start. Anaka won without dropping a game. Unfortunately it was not be be an Indian double. Aparajitha who defeated Le Ka Yi yesterday, certainly had her chances against top seeded Tong. In the first game Aparajitha let a 10-5 lead slip away and was struggling to find her depth thereafter. Winning the third game Aparajitha once again had her chance to level the score at 10-9 in the fourth but Tong showed her mettle to hold on and clinch the game 15-13.
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In an all Indian boys under 19 semi final, Ramit Tandon defeated Mahesh Mangaonkar in a hard four games. Both players gave their all for every point but Ramit was the more consistent and used his flair in the front to justify his national ranking. Ramit will play Danish Atlas Khan in the final, a repeat opponent from the Asian team Championships.
Saumya Karki seeded 3/4 defeated 2nd seeded Sue Ann Yong from Malaysia with a clinical performance. Apart from a lack of concentration in the middle of the 2nd game Saumya showed she was well and truly ahead of her opponent winning convincingly.
5 Indians did not make it to the final round but will pick up a bronze medal – Ranjit Singh (boys under 13), Adya Advani (girls under 15), Kush Kumar (boys under 17) Aparajitha Balamurukan (girls under 19) & Mahesh Mangaonkar (boys under 139
Today’s results are:Girls Under 19Tsz Wing Tong [1] bt Aparajitha Balamurukan [5/8] 14-12 11-9 9-11 15-13Anaka Alankamony [3/4] bt Tan Yan Xin [2] 11-7 11-6 11-8
Girls Under 17Saumya Karki [3/4] bt Sue Ann Yong [5/8] 11-3 11-9 11-2
Girls Under 15Uen Shan Choi [1] bt Adya Advani [3/4] 11-7 11-6 11-6
Boys Under 13Mohd Farez Izwan Mohd Mukhtar [1] bt Ranjit Singh [3/4] 11-7 9-11 11-7 11-9
Boys Under 17Ahmad Khaleel Alsaraj [2] bt Kush Kumar [3/4] 11-9 11-8 12-10
Boys Under 19Ramit Tandon [2] bt Mahesh Mangaonkar [3/4] 9-11 11-7 11-6 11-8
