City shuttlers Nabeel Ahmed, Kirtesh Chaudhari and Nikkita Joseph entered the quarterfinals in the ongoing Maharashtra State Junior Badminton Championship organised by Nagpur District Badminton Association (NDBA) at Subhedar Hall, here on Friday.
In the Under-19 boys singles, Nabeel got the better of Atharva Joshi 21-16, 21-19 and confirmed the spot in last eight. Similarly, chaudhari recorded 21-18, 21-10 win over Prajwal Hundekar. In the girls section, Nikkita defeated Samiaa Shah 21-13, 21-13 but rest of the local players bowed out in the pre-quarters.
Results (Pre-Quarterfinals)
Boys singles: 1-Rahoul Kanne bt Shreesh Kashyap 21-19, 21-10; Harshal Jadhav bt Gandhar Nawale 21-9, 22-24, 21-19; Nabeel Ahmed bt Atharva Joshi 21-16, 21-19; Kirtesh Chaudhari bt Prajwal Hundekar 21-18, 21-10; Yash Shah bt Ameya Khond 21-17, 21-14;
Rohan Thool bt Arjun Suresh 21-12, 21-17; Yash Suryavanshi bt Sifat Arora 15-21, 21-12, 21-10; 2-Suyog Lokhande bt Shubham Pal 21-16, 21-11.
Girls singles: Rhucha Sawant bt 1-Rudra Rane 18-21, 22-20, 21-15; Hrissha Dubey bt Janhavi Kanitkar 16-21, 21-13, 21-14; Urvi Thakurdesai bt Devika Kawale 21-16, 21-19; Tara Shah bt Tanishka Deshpande 21-15, 21-18; Nikkita Joseph bt Samiaa Shah 21-13, 21-13;
Riya Habbu bt Ramsha Farooqui 21-4, 21-8; 2-Siddhi Jadhav bt Mekhla Ambekar 21-17, 21-7 Â Riya Kunjir bt Sanashree Dhamdhere 10-21, 21-19, 21-14