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JAMMU: The JK Public School clinched boys under-14 badminton title beating Banyan International School 2-1 in the final of the ongoing inter-school competitions of Jammu District, organised by Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS) at Indoor Complex, MA Stadium, here on Thursday.
In the title clash, Vidhan lost his singles game to Yashdeep. However, the score was levelled after Vidhan and Sarthak together beat the pair of Yashdeep and Nikhil. In reverse singles, Dhruv outplayed Vivek to make it 2-1 for JK Public.
The Results: Semifinals: Banyan International School beat APS Kalu Chak 2-0. Singles: Satish beat Yash. Doubles: Satish and Youvraj defeated Yash and Nitin. JK Public School trounced Chenab Valley Ranjan 2-0. Singles: Vidhan blanked Satinder. Doubles: Sarthak and Vidhan downed Abhishek and Satinder.
Meanwhile, in under-17 category, Heritage School shall take on Army Public School (APS) Domana in the final slated for tomorrow. The Results: Semifinals: Heritage beat MIER 2-1. Singles: Aditya lost to Abhiman. Doubles: Aditya and Arjun defeated Rajveer and Shiv. Reverse Singles: Shubam beat Rajveer. APS Domana outplayed DPS 2-0. Singles: Shubkirat lost to Vikalp. Doubles: Subkirat and Rahul beat Viklap and Sanchit. Reverse singles: Danish defeated Devyansh.
Kiran Jyoti (ZPEO), Sanjay Khajuria, Vikram Jamwal, Tarunpal, Mohd. Ashraf and Amit were officials.
CHESS: The under-14 chess title went to Soham of DPS, who beat Superb Jain of the same school in the final. Semifinals: Superb Jain of DPS beat Amanjot Singh of APS Miran Sahib. Soham of DPS defeated Harpreet Singh of APS Miran Sahib.
Final: Soham DPS beat Superb Jain DPS.
Meanwhile, in chess under-17 category, Akashdeep of KC International trounced Navdeep Singh of DPS. Semifinals: Navdeep Singh of DPS beat Shashwat of KV Sunjwan; Akashdeep of KC International defeated Jaiveer Singh of DPS. Officials: Nitin Sethi, Amit Kalsi and Vishal.