National seed two Wilson Tukire and ladies top player Shamim Bangi cliniched the first City Tyres Badminton Challenge on Sunday at Lugogo Arena.
Tukire, made easy work of his junior and up-coming opponent Yakoub Musisi beating him in straight sets 21-19,21-10 infront of a highly charged Tamizh Sangam Uganda Society.
In the ladies final Bangi overrun her team-mate
Margaret Nankabirwa beating her 21-8,21-9.
The three day event that was being held for the first time and also becoming a new sponsor of Uganda Badmintion Association attracted 120 Badminton players from various clubs in the country.
The boy’s U-14 doubles was won by Aleem Mizaria and Areej Shalwani who beat Jishan Minsharia and Khaliq Minzaria 21-14,23-25,21-14.
The girls U-14 doubles was won by Rita Meghani/Sharmin Allani who beat Nithi Ranjith/Varthini 21-18,21-11.
The men’s doubles and women”s doubles where won by Alishan Shalwani Asif Huda and Alisha Virjee/Monisha Kothia they beat Jigesh Mohan/Shymes Shanmughan 21-12,23-21 while Anu Ranjith and Radika Jilani lost 21-9,21-9 in two breathtaking finals.