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Karnataka boys &Tamil Nadu girls crowned champions in 49th Junior Team Championships

Gangtok, Nov 15 (UNI) Karnataka boys and Tamil Nadu girls were crowned champions in the 49th Yonex-Sunrise Inter-State Inter-Zonal Inter-State Junior National Badminton Championships with comfortable 2-0 wins over their respective opponents.

With both defending champions Mizoram boys and Telangana girls failing to qualify for the
Inter-Zonals, the titles were up for grabs and Karnataka and Tamil Nadu made the most of this opportunity.
In the finals, Karnataka defeated Assam 2-0 while Tamil Nadu girls got the better of last edition silver medallist Delhi 2-0.

In the girls team final, 2025 Asian U-17 girls singles champion Diksha SR gave Tamil Nadu
a winning start as she defeated Rishika Nandi 15-12, 15-12.
The women’s doubles combination of Ananya Arun and Anjana Manikandan then sealed the victory with a 16-14, 12-15, 15-10 lead over Nandi and Ishita Negi.
The men’s singles final saw Hardik Divyansh defeated 2023 Asian U-15 champion Bornil Changmai. The formidable combination of Pavan and Punith Suresh then got the better of
Changmai and Aanayan Borah 9-15, 15-10, 7-15 to clinch the crown.
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