CM. Srivarshan (Erode) and V. D. Methini (Coimbatore) clinched the boys and girls singles titles in the Tamil Nadu State U 19 badminton championship at the Rak’s Sports Arena courts.
For Srivarshan, it’s his maiden State title. The youngster from Bhavani has been waiting for this day for a long. And, when he reached the final, he grabbed it with both hands to thrash K. Abhinaav (Chennai) 21-8, 21-7 to emerge the champion.
“Right through the championship, my plan was to dominate and 1 did just that. I have been waiting for this breakthrough and when it came my way, I executed my plans accordingly,” he said after the title win.
“I have always prepared hard for any tournament but failed to succeed the past three years. This time around it worked in my favour. It’s just this start from me and I hope to achieve bigger things for my state, he added.
Methini brought cheer for the host defeating top seed v.s.jayani (Thiruvallur) 21-18, 21 – 9. The former was able to coast through as she had played the latter several times before. I was able to read her game quickly and converted it into a win, which is very important as I had put in lots of hard work, she said.
The District Collector, Coimbatore, Dr. G.S. Sameeran, gave away the prizes, V.E. Arunachalam, the TNBA Secretary, & Swetha Krishna Murthy Founder director Rak’s Pallikoodam was also Present.