Piyush beat Lekh Raj in a thrilling final 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 11-5, 10-12, 9-11 and 11-8 to capture the title.
In the other matches, Naman Kumar, Kishan Raj, Piyush D Gandhi and Rahul Kumar advanced into the men’s singles semifinals. Amit Kumar, Aditya Umang, Tushar Kanti and Gagan Nir moved into the sub-junior boys’ singles semifinals.
Naman Kumar, Tushar Kanti, Aniket, Rahul Kumar, Amit Kumar, Gagan Nir, Piyush D Gandhi and Saurav Basotia entered the junior boys’ singles quarterfinals.
Results: Men’s singles (quarterfinals): Naman Kumar bt Zunaid-ur-Rehman 11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7; Rahul Kumar bt Any Raj 6-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7; Kishan Raj bt Yash Anand 13-11, 11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7; Piyush D Gandhi bt Samir Chakarvorty 11-9, 11-8, 3-11, 11-9 and 11-9.
Sub-junior boys’ singles (quarterfinals): Amit Kumar bt Naibaid Hassan 11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 15-13; Tushar Kanti bt Prashant Kumar 9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5; Aditya Umang bt Rohit kumar 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9; Gagan Nir bt Ayush Anand 9-11, 11-4, 11-8 and 11-5.
Junior boys’ singles (pre-quarterfinals): Naman Kumar bt Shivam 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-3; Tushar Kanti bt Ayush Anand 11-6, 11-5, 6-11, 11-3; Aniket bt Ramanik Ratan 11-6, 11-2, 14-12; Rahul Kumar bt Naibaid Hassan 11-4, 13-11, 11-6; Amit Kumar bt Yash Anand 14-12, 11-2, 11-6; Saurav Basotia bt Saurav Kumar 6-11, 11-7, 11-5, 13-11; Piyush D Gandhi bt Amit Kumar 11-8, 11-9 and 11-7.
Gagan Nir and Tushar Kanti are the emerging stars of loyola and the great players of bihar. All the hopes are there with these two friends of mine.
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