Doha: Reuven John Jithu of NVBS won the U-15, 17 and 19 singles titles in the recently concluded YAAS Qatar Open Badminton Championship Season 2 held at Palestine School, Doha.
Out of 22 kids categories, NVBS players grabbed 15 wins as they clinched the Kids Overall title with eight championships and seven runner-up titles.
In the senior category, Dharshana Haridas and Kiral Balaji of NVBS won the women’s singles and the men’s open singles titles respectively.
All finalists in the U-9 girls and boys singles, U-15 boys and U-17 girls singles were NVBS players, marking one of the best ever overall achievements of the Academy.
Reuven John Jithu
"Our shuttlers are gearing up to take part in upcoming national tournaments, State Championship in Kerala and the District Championship," said Head Coach Manoj Sahibjan.
"Also we are in a discussion with Maldives Badminton Association President Moosa Nashid regarding the participation in the Open Badminton tournament in Maldives after FIFA World Cup 2022," Manoj added.
The chief guests of the closing ceremony were Advocate Jaffarkhan, Chairman - YAAS Qatar, Vinod Nair, President ICBF and Raymon Bastin, Marketing Manager - Nova Healthcare.
Results of finals
U-9 Boys Singles: Adon Cheriyan Liju (NVBS) beat Ranveer Gowtham Kode (NVBS) 21-3, 21-12
U-9 Girls Singles: Andriya Rita Sojan (NVBS) beat Carrol Bethany (NVBS) 21-9, 21-13
U-11 Girls Singles: Sanjanaa Nakulan (NVBS) beat Aarya Dilip Lahori (NVBS) 21-14, 21-4
U-17 Girls Singles: Riya Kurian (NVBS) beat Adlyn Mary Sojan (NVBS) 21-17, 17-21, 21-17
U-15 Boys Singles: Reuven John Jithu (NVBS) beat Ayaan Muhammad Anees (NVBS) 21-11, 18-21, 21-8
U-11 Boys Singles: Rohan Nair Sreejesh (NVBS) beat Srihari Vinod 21-16, 21-17.
U-17 Boys Singles: Reuven John Jithu (NVBS) beat Snehin Subodh 16-21, 21-18, 21-18
U-19 Boys Singles: Reuven John Jithu (NVBS) beat Snehin Subodh 23-21, 21-12.
