by Ian Marshall Competing in the under 15 age group category, at the end of the day, they experienced a mixed doubles defeat at the hands of Romania’s Iulian Chirita and Bianca Mei Rosu, the no.4 seeds (11-6, 11-4, 12-10); Japan’s Sora Matsushima and Miwa Harimoto, the no.17 seeds, await in the final. “I’m happy […]
India paddler Preyesh bows out of WTT Youth Star Contender
ANI
28 May 2021, 23:56 GMT+10
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI): Young Indian paddler Preyesh Raj Suresh, went down fighting 1-3 against Russia s Ilia Koniukhov in the U-15 boys single quarter-finals at the 2021 WTT Youth Star Contender Tunis.
The Chennai boy and current sub-junior champion showed great resistance against the Russian opponent and made him work hard for each point.
However, Preyesh couldn t manage to gain the required momentum and ended up with a hard-fought 9-11, 8-11, 12-10, 4-11 defeat.
On Saturday, India s Diya Chitale and Swastika Ghosh will begin their campaign in the U-19 girls singles group stage.
Paddler Suresh bows out of WTT Youth Star Contender
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Tunis : , May 28 (IANS) Promising Preyesh Raj Suresh went down fighting 1-3 against Russian Ilia Koniukhov in the under-15 boys single quarter-finals at the 2021 WTT Youth Star Contender Tunis here.
Chennai-based Suresh, current sub-junior national champion, showed great resistance against his opponent and made him work hard for each point. However, Suresh failed to gain the required momentum and lost 9-11, 8-11, 12-10, 4-11 after a hard fight.
On Saturday, India s Diya Chitale and Swastika Ghosh will begin their campaign in the under-19 girls singles group stage.
Earlier, in the under-19 boys singles, Payas Jain and Deepit Patil exited the tournament in the pre-quarterfinals and group stage respectively.
, May 27 (IANS) Young rising India paddler Preyesh Raj Suresh on Thursday made his way into the quarter-finals of the WTT Youth Star Contender Tunis with a thrilling 3-2 win against Sweden s David Bjorkryd.Playing in the under-15 boys singles, .
WTT: India paddler Preyesh Raj enters quarter-finals
ANI
27 May 2021, 23:56 GMT+10
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 27 (ANI): Young rising India paddler Preyesh Raj Suresh made his way into the quarterfinals at the 2021 WTT Youth Star Contender Tunis on Thursday with a thrilling 3-2 win against Sweden s David Bjorkryd.
Playing in the U-15 boys singles, the current national sub-junior champion Preyesh recovered well after being a set down against Swedish opponent before completing a 7-11, 15-13, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7 victory in the hard-fought five-setter last-16 match.
The ongoing tournament, which is scheduled from May 26 to 30 in Tunis, is the first youth international event Indian paddlers are participating in since the coronavirus outbreak. Preyesh will take on Russian Ilia Koniukhov in the last-8 match.