Safi Akram of Ranchi and Deyashi Kanjibiliya of East Singhbhum clinched the men's and women's single titles, respectively, on the concluding day of the 48th Mohan Memorial State-level Badminton Tournament at Mohan Ahuja Stadium in Bistupur, Jamshedpur, on Sunday.
Safi faced stiff challenge from West Singhbhum shuttler Kishore Kunal and won 19-21, 21-21 in the second set of the tournament. Jamshedpur-based Deyashi claimed a comfortable 21-4, 21-11 win over Ranchi's Manisha Rani Tirkey. Deyashi also won the Under-19 girl's singles by registering a 21-9, 21-13 win over Manisha.
Ranchi's Tanmay Jain walked home with the Under-19 boy's singles title by posting a 21-16, 21-17 win over East Singhbhum's Anish Kumar Mishra.
Md Belal of Gumla and Pragya J. Bodra (East Singhbhum) won the Under-17 boy's and girl's finals, respectively.
Pragya added one more title under her belt by emerging champion in the Under-15 girl's category. She busted the challenge of district mate Shalini Maurya 27-25, 21-10.
Giridih shuttler Akash Pandit, on the other hand, won the Under-15 boy's title with a 22-20, 21-16 win over Joy Chatterjee of Hazaribagh.
Joy, however, emerged champion in the Under-13 age group by overcoming stiff fight from East Singhbhum's Raunaq Negi before prevailing 19-21, 21-11, 21-17.
East Singhbhum's Aadhya Singh claimed the Under-13 girl's title with a 21-15, 16-21, 21-17 win over district mate Anushka Sharma.