The Bangladesh boys’ team returned home from Bahrain on Sunday, concluding the ITF World Junior Tennis Competition 2025 campaign by securing third place.
Bangladesh beat Syria by 2-1 match in the place-decider of the competition, which was held in Isa Town from February 24 to March 1. Ìý
Bangladesh reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time, beating Nepal 3-0 match and Saudi Arabia 2-1 match in the group stage.Ìý
In the semi-final, Bangladesh conceded 0-2 match defeat to the top seed Hong Kong, who emerged champions of the tournament by beating Indonesia 0-2.
Bangladesh Tennis Federation general secretary Ishtiaq Ahmed received the homecoming team - Kabbo Gayen, Akash Hossain, Rakin Rahman – and captain Khan Maksudul Karim at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.Ìý
Players from 21 countries — Bangladesh, Bahrain, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, the Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen—took part in this competition
The top two place finishers - Hong Kong and Indonesia Ìý- of this tournament qualified for the final round of the ITF World Junior Tennis Championship (U-14) to be held in Czech Republic from August 4 to 9. Ìý
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