Delhi kids do us proud at Jr Nationals 08

DELHI DOES IT AGAIN IN INTER-STATE SQUASH 

Following their sizzling performance in the individual events, the Delhi Juniors delivered  above expectations at the Junior Inter State Squash Championsh when the Boys Under15 Team consisting of Kush Kumar, Deepak Mishra, Aditya Advani and Sajid Hussain upset top seeded Maharashtra to lift the trophy. The Boys Under 19 team consisting of Gunraj Singh, Shakir Hussain , Varun Prakash and Ashaya Jain 

The girls team consisting of  Sachika Ingale, Pankhuri Malhotra, Vishrutyi Sahni and Adya Advani stood Runner Up in both the Under-19 and Under-15 events behind top seeded Tamilnadu. The most amazing fact of this team is that it consists of two 14 year olds and two 11 year olds who are competing with the top girls in India and holding their own. Pankhuri Mlhotra and Adya Advani are the current Under13 and Under 11 National Champions . The Boys Under 19 team consisting of Gunraj Singh, Shakir Hussain,Varun Prakash and Ashaya Jain was not far behind, reaching the semi-finals and  standing 4^th.

The Delhi Juniors have been consistently performing at the national and international level in the last 2 years and the game has taken off in the Capital City. It bodes well for the Capital which is going to be hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and one could very well see some of these on the courts during the games. 

Results of the Junior Inter-State Squash Championship 2008: 

Girls Under 15 

Winner:             Tamilnadu

Runner Up:       Delhi 

Girls Under-19

Winner :            Tamilnadu

Runner Up :       Delhi 

Boys Under 15

Winner              Delhi

Runner Up :       Maharashtra 

Boys Under 19

Winner :             Tamilnadu  

Runner Up :        Maharashtra

ADYA, PANKHURI, KUSH MAKE HISTORY AT CHENNAI 

The Delhi girls Adya Advani and Pankhuri Malhotra did Delhi proud by claiming the Under 11    and Under 13 National titles respectively. Kush Kumar won the Boys Under 13 title second time in a row. Delhi for the first time produced three National Champions at the Sub Junior/Junior Nationals Squash Championship at Chennai with Tamil Nadu taking lead with five titles and with Maharashtra settling for two. These achievements of Delhi juniors signals a strong resurgence of Delhi Squash at the National and International level in recent times. 

Pankhuri Malhotra, last years Under 11 National Champion, clinched U 13 title this year defeating Tamil Nadu's Lakshya Ragvendera. Adya Advani, last years runner up in U 11 category emerged as undisputed winner this time defeating Aishwarya Bhattacharya of Maharashtra. Kush Kumar retained his boys under 13 crown defeating Raghav Mehrotra of Maharashtra. Sachika Ingale from Delhi, quarter finalist in U 15 group, was adjudged the most promising player among girls.  
 

Girls u11 –

Winner - Adya Advani {DEL} beat Aishwarya Bhattacharya {MAH} 11-4,11-3,8-11,11-1

3^rd place - Rayna Kishanchandani {MAH} v Jui Kalgutar {MAH} 21-19,6-11,11-8,11-9   

Girls u13 –

Winner - Pankhuri Malhotra {DEL} beat Lakshya Ragvendra {TN} 10-12,11-6,11-9,11-3

3^rd place - Heba Johnson {RAJ}  beat Likhitta Dugar {TN} 11-13,11-7,11-8,11-8  

Girls u15 –

Winner - Anaka Alankamony {TN} beat Saumya Karki {MAH} 11-9,11-6,12-10

3^rd place - Aprajitha Balamurukan {TN} beat  Shria Khatri {MAH} 11-6,11-6,7-11,11-7   

Girls u17 –