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Shuttlers Naqvi and Agaskar crowned champs

Eshan Naqvi and Jui Agaskar were crowned the new men’s and women’s singles champions...

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Eshan Naqvi and Jui Agaskar were crowned the new men’s and women’s singles champions,respectively,in the Maharashtra Senior State championship,organised by the Nashik Badminton Association,which concluded at the Nashik Gymkhana.

The frustration of the Pune shuttlers at the hands of the Thane team continued,as sixth seed Eshan Naqvi upset Pune’s Mayank Gole,who was seeded second,in the final.

Gole adopt an attacking strategy from the start,but Naqvi managed to stave off the barrage with strong defensive skills to take the first set 21-16.

The 20-year-old from Thane was always in control in the second game and had little trouble in warding off Gole’s challenge as he won it comfortably 21-17 to take the title. Naqvi’s teammate Jui Agaskar captured the Women’s singles title with a closely fought 21-14,16-21,21-19 win in the finals.

The Puneites did extremely well in the doubles,however,with women’s doubles champion Noopur Sahasrabudhe bagging a double crown on Sunday when she teamed up with fellow Puneite Sameer Bhagwat to win the mixed doubles title

Results (Final)Men: Singles: 6-Eshan Naqvi (TH) bt 2-Mayank Gole (PN) 21-16,21-17

Doubles: 1-Abhidnya Sawant/Prasad Shetty (MS) bt 2-Prashant Bahatare/BishalDas (TH) 21-15,21-15

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Women: Singles: 1-Jui Agaskar (TH) bt 3-Riya Pillai (MS) 21-14,16-21,21-19

Mixed doubles: 2-Sameer Bhagwat/Noopur Sahasrabudhe (PN) bt Prasad Shetty/Nisha Rani (MS) 21-14,21-16

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