Nagpur: City’s Sairaj Nayse and Satya Chauhan of Mumbai won the bronze medal in the Jawaharlal Darda Memorial Maharashtra State Second Sub-Junior (U-15 & U-17) Badminton Tournament, which concluded in Yavatmal on Sunday.In the U-17 boys doubles semifinal, Sairaj and Satya went down fighting against second seeds Mayuresh Bhutki and Vishvajit Thavil in three tough games. Sixth seeds Sairaj-Satya won the first game and were leading in the second game too, but their opponents bounced back to clinch the match 11-15, 15-13, 15-11.Earlier in the quarterfinal, Sairaj-Satya shocked third seeds Darsh Sarda and Soham Tambe 15-10, 8-15, 15-8, while in the pre-quarters they ousted Praful Pardhi-Shivam Chaure 15-13, 15-13.Both Sairaj Nayse and Satya Chauhan are trainees of Arundhati Arun Badminton Academy.Results (U-17 boys doubles):Round of 32: Sairaj-Satya beat Archit Lanjewar-Shivraj Thakare 15-4, 15-7Round of 16: Sairaj-Satya beat Praful Pardhi-Shivam Chaure 15-13, 15-13Quarterfinal: Sairaj-Satya beat 3-Darsh Sarda-Soham Tambe 15-10, 8-15, 15-8Semifinal: Sairaj-Satya lost to 2-Mayuresh Bhutki-Vishvaji Thavil 15-11, 13-15, 11-15.
