ANDRIYA – THE LITTLE STAR OF NVBS

Andriya Reetha Sojan of Doha-based New Vision Badminton Sport (NVBS) won the Promising Player Award at the Kerala State Badminton Ranking Tournament after her sparkling performance in the recently-concluded event.

The seven-year-old was part of an eight-player NVBS squad led by Head Coach Afsal O K, which made its maiden appearance in the tournament held in Ernakulam, India last week.

Andriya was rewarded for her impressive performance in U-11, U-13, and U-15 events. In U-11, she advanced to the second round where she lost in a fully-stretched match. Mayukha Nair Sreejesh, representing NVBS in U-13 category also excelled in the tournament as she reached the semi-finals of the event. Sreejesh is coached by Malaysian Ex-Junior International Roobenraj Velayutham. Another NVBS player Riya Kurian qualified for the quarter-finals in the same event.

In U-11 boys event, Rohan Nair Sreejesh also impressed by advancing to the pre-quarter-finals, while Reuven John Jithu earned hard-fought wins to enter the fourth round of U-15 boys singles, where he lost to top-seeded Bjorn Jaison.
In doubles, the NVBS duo of Ayan M Anees and Reuven John Jithu reached the quarter-finals of U-15 category.

“It was our first appearance in the tournament and giving such a performance in front of spectators was not an easy task,” said Manoj Sahibjan, Chief Coach and Managing Director of NVBS. “We are surprised to see such and performance from our squad. I am thankful to the coaches for their hard work and I appreciate the parents for their efforts,” he added.