Shuttlers Mahajan, Dhole shine
   Date :19-Apr-2022

Shuttlers Mahajan 
 
 
 
Sports Reporter
VETERAN and senior badminton players Sharad Mahajan, Jayendra Dhole and Ashish Khedikar excelled in the All India Veterans National CSBC Masters Badminton Tournament that concluded in Chandigarh on Sunday.
In the four-day event that started April 14, Mahajan, a former 15-time Nagpur district singles champion won the 65+ singles title.
Dhole won 45+ men’s singles and partnering Khedikar bagged the doubles trophy too.
In the summit clash, Mahajan was just too good for Mukesh Sharma, bagging the title with 21-19, 21-12 straight games victory.
On his way to the final, Mahajan, who scored facile wins in his opening two rounds, got rid of former national champion SK Patel 26-24, 21-17 in the pre-quarterfinals. In the quarter-finals, Mahajan defeated Sudhakar Sharma of Patiala, Punjab in three games 21-11, 18-21, 21-17.
Mahajan stunned second seed Balbir Sing Jamwal of Jammu & Kashmir in straight games with the scores being 21-9, 21-17 in the semi-final to make it to the final.