Aadya received the ladies’ under-11 crown.
Divyanshi Bhowmick — thought to be one in all India’s most promising younger paddlers — fell in need of prime honours, taking place preventing to second seed Miku Matsushima of Japan within the under-19 ladies’ remaining of the WTT Youth Contender right here on Monday.
In a gruelling contest that capped a punishing day for each gamers — who featured in 4 knockout matches over a span of seven hours — Matsushima prevailed over Divyanshi 11-6, 11th of September, 11th of September, 11-8, 11-3 in a gruelling 45-minute encounter on the SAMA Indoor Sports activities Advanced.
The Japanese left-hander made a powerful begin, utilizing her tempo and early aggression to race to an 8-3 lead within the second recreation after profitable the opener. Divyanshi, the reigning under-15 Asian champion, initially struggled to deal with Matsushima’s quick-fire exchanges.
Nonetheless, the Indian teenager responded impressively, rediscovering her rhythm with the long-pimpled rubbers. A seven-point profitable streak helped her flip the tables and degree the match by changing her second recreation level. She carried the momentum into the third recreation, displaying better management and variation to maneuver forward 2-1.
Divyanshi had a chance to shut out the competition within the fourth recreation when she surged to a 6-3 lead. However a few missed regulation forehand winners proved expensive, permitting Matsushima to claw again and pressure the match right into a decider.
Within the fifth recreation, the Japanese participant regained full management, stepping up the aggression and dictating rallies from the outset. Matsushima raced via the decider to seal the title, earlier than consoling a teary-eyed Divyanshi on the web after the handshake.
Rajdeep received the boys’ under-11 title.
The outcomes: Last: Women: U-19: Miku Matsushima (Jpn) bt Divyanshi Bhowmick 11-6, 11th of September, 11th of September, 11-8, 11-3; U-15: Sreejani Chakraborty bt Tanishka Kalbhairav 8-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-7, 11-5; U-11: Aadya Baheti bt Sakshya Santosh 15-13, 11-8, 12-10.
Boys: U-19: Priyanuj Bhattacharyya bt Sarthak Arya 12-10, 11-8, 14-12; U-15: Aditya Das bt Sanjay Jagdish 11-4, 11-11th of September-8; U-11: Rajdeep Biswas bt Sharvil Karambelkar 11-8, 11-6, 11-13, 11-4.
Printed – January 05, 2026 08:32 pm IST
