This prestigious national tournament, organized by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) in Assam after four years, is taking place from December 18 to 24.
Maharashtra and Airport Authority of India (AAI) stamped their authority with power-packed performances to clinch the titles of the Yonex-Sunrise 75th Inter State-Inter Zonal Badminton Championships 2023 in the women's and men's team events respectively at the RG Baruah Sports Complex in Guw
Ashwini and Tanisha, who also reached the finals of the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament last week in Lucknow, defeated their Dutch opponents 21-12, 21-12
In the men's singles category, none of the other Indians in action made it to the quarterfinals with national champion Mithun Manjunath, the experienced Sameer Verma and world junior bronze medallist Ayush Shetty knocked out in the round of 16.
Sameer Verma proved that he was getting closer to his best as he upset men's singles third seed Kiran George in straight games while women's singles fifth seed Aakarshi Kashyap saved a match point to beat Denmark's Amalie Schulz to advance to the pre-quarterfinals of the Guwahati Masters Sup
They played their fourth final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour this year, having won other three of them - Swiss Open 2023, Indonesia Open 2023 and Korea Open 2023 - earlier this year.
Hailing from Assam, the top-ranked under-15 boys' singles shuttler in the Badminton Association of India further solidified his reputation on the Asian stage by defeating Fan Hong Xuan of China.
In the girls' U17 singles category, Tanvi Sharma faced the formidable Anyapat Phichitpreechasak of Thailand. After a closely contested match where second-seeded Anyapat staged a strong comeback following the first round, Tanvi showed great composure and ultimately secured 21-19, 16-21, 21-11
In the boys' U15 singles category, Jagsher Singh Khangurra defeated China's MA Chu Xuan 21-14, 21-13 in just 28 minutes. In boys' U15 singles division, Bornil Aakash Changmai emerged victorious in a closely contested match against Korea's Park Jung Bin, securing 21-19, 22-20 victory. Tanvi S