Meiraba triumphs; double delight for Tanisha and Aditi at All-India Junior Ranking tournament

Maisnam Meiraba dished out yet another dominating show in the finals to claim the men's singles title at the Yonex-Sunrise 28th Smt. Yonex Sunrise Krishna Khaitan All India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament here on Sunday.

Tanisha Crasto and Aditi Bhatt also had a memorable campaign as they returned with twin crowns.

Junior World No. 15 Maisnam Meiraba, seeded top, was unstoppable in his 21-12, 21-11 demolition of second seed Sathish Kumar K.

The in-form Manipur shuttler, who won the White Night Junior last month, was challenged only once in six matches this week, where he dropped a game to eighth seed Sarath D in the quarter-finals.

In girls' singles, sixth seed Aditi Bhatt showed steely nerves and resilience in her 22-20, 13-21, 22-20 marathon win over the top seed Unnati Bisht in the finals that lasted an hour and 18 minutes.

This was the second consecutive three-game match that the feisty girl played following her 21-15, 14-21, 21-16 win over seventh seed Aashi Rawat in the ...