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Meiraba and Samiya — the next big thing

Hyderabad, TELANGANA :

Future bright: Their innate talent and recent run of results hark well for Maisnam Meiraba and Samiya Farooqui.
Future bright: Their innate talent and recent run of results hark well for Maisnam Meiraba and Samiya Farooqui.

Duo says the tag motivates and spurs them on

For the 16-year-old shuttler Maisnam Meiraba (singles player), this year has been phenomenal in terms of overall performance.

Following the recent bronze medal in the Bulgarian junior International, he’s now in Panchkula playing a junior ranking tournament which is also a selection tournament for the upcoming World juniors. There will be another in Bengaluru that he will play as well.

“We have a lot of shuttlers now. The popularity of and interest for the sport has been on the rise,” he says over phone, referring to his home State Manipur that people mostly associate with football.

Boxer Mary Kom and Weightlifter Mirabhai Chanu are a couple of other sportspersons who’ve made their name from the region.

Now Meiraba, though it’s too early, is observed by experts as a potential star player for the future.

Four-in-a-row

Since January, he notably has won four consecutive junior (u-19) ranking tournaments in Bengaluru, Vijayawada, Chennai and Trivandrum, reached the quarterfinals in the German junior International, won bronze in the Yonex-Roza Bty junior International in Thailand, won gold in the White Nights junior International in Russia.

While Meiraba shuttles between Imphal and Bengaluru where he’s been training at the Prakash Padukone Badmintorn  Academy, Samiya Farooqui (16), who won the girls’ singles gold in Bulgaria and is considered as another potential star in the making, hails from and trains in Hyderabad.

She won her maiden junior (u-19) ranking tournament in Chennai early this year. “I would say Meiraba’s is power game, while Samiya’s is an all-round game,” says the junior National coach Sanjay Mishra.

“Meiraba’s strengths are his speed, power, and accuracy. He has to work on fitness; improve his stamina. For instance, to reach the final of, say, a five-day tournament, you need to win four or five matches in a tight schedule.

“Samiya, I think, has to work on power. She’s very good with half smashes; deception, in general. Also, she’s a fighter; doesn’t give up easily, ” he adds.

Meiraba responds saying he’s always been working on his fitness and agrees that he might be found lacking when compared to the other Asian players, especially from China and Indonesia. “They are physically dominating,” he says.

He says he’s particularly been working on his smash and forecourt play for now.

Reducing errors

Samiya, on the other hand, believes she has to work on reducing committing unforced errors.

Samiya, who has been juggling a lot between the junior and senior circuits, will not be available for the World juniors, for she will be focussing on the upcoming senior tournaments in Myanmar and Nepal.

Asked if it’s extra pressure to live up to the big expectation — being considered as potential future stars — both of them say it motivates them and makes them want to maximise their potential. Samiya is even being touted the next Saina Nehwal!

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sports> Other Sports / by S. Prasanna Venkatesan / Chennai – August 15th, 2019

Samiya is another Saina in the making

TELANGANA :

Champion shuttler Samiya Imad Farooqui with her parents.
Champion shuttler Samiya Imad Farooqui with her parents.

City girl wins national ranking tourney in Chennai

She is rated to be one of the best young badminton talent in India. And, on Sunday, the 15-year-old gifted shuttler from the city, Samiya Imad Farooqui, served a reminder of her growing stature, winning her maiden National under-19 ranking tournament in Chennai on Sunday.

“It feels great to win the first-ever title as I really worked had in extremely hot weather and it will remain a special one. Frankly, I never expected to win it but just tried to give off my best,” the articulate young champion from the city informed The Hindu on her return on Sunday evening.

The 10th standard Open school student interestingly won the ABC under-15 title two years ago but never a national-ranking event. “Yes, when I look ahead, this title is sure to spur me to achieve big. I am thankful to Gopi Sir who has been my mentor and always there to help me in giving those invaluable tips,” says Samiya. “I am privileged to see the big guns like Saina, Sindhu train in the same Academy since 2009 and sometimes they do encourage me, stressing the importance of fitness,” she said.

A huge fan of the World No.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Taipei, the young Hyderabad shuttler confesses that sometimes she tries to play like her idol even while acknowledging that it is never going to be easy. “Yes I see a lot of her videos, she is such a great player,” she added. Samiya also points out that she needs to work a lot more on fitness and reduce the unforced errors for better results.

Mantra for success

Her mantra for success is pretty simple – under pressure, keep the shuttle in play and minimise the errors. And, Samiya says she did exactly that in Chennai to win her maiden national title and hopes to repeat such performances in the days to come.

And, her next big assignment is in Thiruvananthapuram – All India ranking championship this month-end. This young girl will be flying back from the city within two days and is not deterred by the hectic schedule.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Telangana / b y V.V. Subhrahmanyam / Hyderabad – May 26th, 2019

Badminton Junior: Samiya Farooqui to lead Girls team, Maisnam Luwang to lead boys

Hyderabad, TELANGANA :

Selected for Dutch Junior International and the German Junior 

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Harpal Singh Bedi / New Delhi :

Manipur’s Maisnam Meiraba Luwang and Samiya Imad Farooqui will spearhead 20-member Indian junior badminton team’s challenge at the Dutch Junior International from February 27 to March 3 and the German Junior from March 7-10

Manipur”s Luwang earned the distinction to lead the boys’ singles challenge by virtue of the 1192 points that he amassed following his title wins at the All-India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournaments in Vijayawada and Bangalore.

The girls’ team captain Samiya Imad Farooqui , a former 2017 U-15 Asian Junior Championships gold medallist., has 1125 points to her credit in the ranking tournaments.

The Badminton Association of India (BAI) considered the cumulative ranking points from the three All India Junior Ranking tournaments held in Vijayawada, Bangalore and Jaipur in January..

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While Meiraba topped the chart in the boys’ singles section, the others joining him are Andhra Pradesh’s Sai Charan Koya, Priyanshu Rajawat of Dhar in Madhya Pradesh and Sathish Kumar from Coimbatore.

In girls’ singles, Farooqui is joined by Gayatri Gopichand, Nashik girl Smit Toshniwal and Amolika Singh hailing from Uttar Pradesh.

The winner of each leg gets 500 while the runner-up bags 425. The rest of the points bifurcation are semi-finals (350), quarter-finals (275) and pre-quarter-finals (192).

Ishaan Bhatnagar and Edwin Joy will be leading India’s challenge in the boys’ doubles section.Treesa Jolly and Varshini VS will be the ones to watch in girls’ doubles while the in-form Navaneeth Bokka and Sahithi Bandi, who swept the three ranking events, will be India’s top team in mixed doubles.

The Dutch and the German Junior belong to the Junior International Grand Prix category.

Last year India won the boys’ doubles silver medal at the Dutch Junior when the talented duo of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Dhruv Kapila finished as the runners-up.

The squad

Boys :  Maisnam Meiraba (AAI), Sai Charan Koya (AP), Priyanshu Rajawat (MP), Sathish Kur K (TN)

Girls : Samiya Imad Farooqui , Gayatri Gopichand Pullela (TS), Smit Toshniwal (MAH), Amolika Singh (UP)

Doubles

Boys: Ishaan Bhatnagar (CG), Edwin Joy (KER), Navaneeth Bokka , Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala (TS)

Girls : Treesa Jolly (KER), Varshini VS (TN), Kavya Gupta (DLI), Khushi Gupta (DLI)

Mixed Doubles: Navaneeth Bokka , Sahithi Bandi (TS), Edwin Joy,feesah Sara Siraj (KER)

source: http://www.theindianawaaz.com / The Indian Awaaz / Home / by Indian Awaaz / February 21st, 2019

Samiya Imad Farooqui beats Widjaja Stephani to bag gold at Yangon

Hyderabad, TELANGANA :

Samiya found the going tough in the opening game as Stephani jumped to a 6-1 lead early on and kept distancing herself to grab it easily.

Samiya Imad Farooqui poses alongside junior chief coach Sanjay Mishra in Yangon on Sunday.
Samiya Imad Farooqui poses alongside junior chief coach Sanjay Mishra in Yangon on Sunday.

Yangon (Myanmar):

Indian shuttler Samiya Imad Farooqui clinched the gold medal at the Under-15 women’s singles competition after defeating Indonesia’s Widjaja Stephani at the Asian Junior Championship here on Sunday.

The third seeded Indian, who had reached the finals at Pembangunan Jaya Raya International Junior Grand Prix U-19 in April, defeated Stephani 15-21, 21-17, 21-19 in a 56-minute match to lay claim to the coveted title.

P.V. Sindhu had won the gold in U-19 Asia Junior championship in 2012 at Gimcheon, South Korea. Samiya found the going tough in the opening game as Stephani jumped to a 6-1 lead early on and kept distancing herself to grab it easily.

However, the 14-year-old from Hyderabad made a roaring comeback in the second game, opening a 6-2 lead and then grabbing a 13-8 lead.

The Indonesian clawed back at 13-13 but Samiya managed to wriggle out and eventually forced the match into a decider. In the third game, Stephani and Samiya entered in a tooth and nail battle. Samiya clawed back to a 16-16 and turned the tables eventually to take the title home.

source: http://www.asianage.com / Asian Age / Home> Sports> In Other Sports / by PTI / October 09th, 2017