SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, Aug 28: The Jharkhand Badminton Association (JBA) has announced the state teams (men’s, women’s, under-19 boys and girls) badminton teams for the upcoming East Zone Inter-State Championship, scheduled to be held in Jamshedpur from September 4 to 7.
General Secretary K. Prabhakar Rao said the teams were finalized based on players’ performances in the State Championship-cum-Selection Trials held at Hazaribagh from August 22 to 24.
Winners and runners-up in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles across different categories have been selected.
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Senior Men’s Team
- Singles:
- Winner – Krish Dubey (East Singhbhum)
- Runner-up – Akash Pandit (Giridih)
- Semi-finalists – Suraj Pratap Singh (East Singhbhum), Harshit Raj (Gumla)
- Doubles:
- Winners – Harshit Raj & Nirmal Keshri (Gumla/Ranchi)
- Runners-up – Kirtan Agarwal & Ronak Negi (Ranchi)
- Mixed Doubles:
- Winners – Safi Akram & Sarah Sharma (Ranchi/East Singhbhum)
Senior Women’s Team
- Singles:
- Winner – Manisha Rani Tirkey (Ranchi)
- Runner-up – Sarah Sharma (East Singhbhum)
- Semi-finalists – Samriddhi Hembrom (Deoghar), Anamika Ghosh (Dhanbad)
- Doubles:
- Winners – Ananya Singh & Manisha Rani Tirkey (Ranchi)
- Runners-up – Aparajita & Prajukta Chakraborty (Hazaribagh)
- Mixed Doubles:
- Winners – Safi Akram & Sarah Sharma (Ranchi/East Singhbhum)
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Under-19 Boys’ Team
- Singles:
- Winner – Krish Dubey (East Singhbhum)
- Runner-up – Suraj Pratap Singh (East Singhbhum)
- Doubles:
- Winners – Abu Rajan & Sachin Gope (Hazaribagh/Gumla)
- Mixed Doubles:
- Winners – Yuvraj Kumar & Yogita Bora (Ranchi)
Under-19 Girls’ Team
- Singles:
- Winner – Sarah Sharma (East Singhbhum)
- Runner-up – Ananya Singh (Ranchi)
- Doubles:
- Winners – Pihu Singh & Samriddhi Hembrom (Dhanbad/West Singhbhum)
- Mixed Doubles:
- Winners – Yuvraj Kumar & Yogita Bora (Ranchi)
