Rajat Raj (left) defeated Shashwath Praveen (right) in the under-13 final.

Promising 12-year-old Rajat Raj Rameshan turned out to be the star performer at the New Vision Badminton Sport (NVBS) tournament winning two titles at American Academy School courts. Rajat performed brilliantly in the under-17 category on way to the title and maintain the same level of consistency to pocket the top honors in the under-13 category. In the under-17 final, Rajat overcame top seed Saadhwi Krishna Sheri 21-14, 21-14 to clinch the under-17 crown. In the under-13 final, Rajat outclassed Shashwath Praveen 21-3, 21-2. In the under-17 semi-final, Saadhwi overcame a tough challenge from 13-year-old Faiz Ahmed Anas 18-21, 21-17, 21-15 to book a place in the final.
The under-13 girl’s title went to Rasha Sajeer who defeated Diya Manoj Shetty 21-13, 21-16 in the final.
Dilan Togi won the under-9 title defeating six-year-old Mashal Sahibjan Score 21-14, 21-8 in the final.
Most of the podium-winning players have been training with coaches Manoj Sahibjan and Kesit Sustrisno for the last three months. The prizes for the winners and the runners-up were given by officials representing the NVBS.