Susan Rajan makes her comeback count

SRINAGAR: Eight years ago, Susan Rajan was playing for India. The Kerala player was regarded as one of the best junior players in the country and experts termed her as the future champion. However, circumstances forced her to quit badminton cutting short her promising career.
The love and passion for the game brought her back on to the courts, and on Thursday, Susan proved that class is permanent by qualifying for the main draw in all the three events she took part in - women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles - in the Senior National badminton championships.
"It was great to be back and qualify in all the three events. I am playing competitive badminton after a gap of eight years and it feels nice to win matches again," Susan told TOI on Thursday.
Main draw qualifiers:
Men's singles (8): Aditya Prakash, Sachin Ratti, Sarang Lakhanee, Himanshu Kharbanda, B Kiran Kumar, P Vikas Harsha, S Sanjeeth, Deepak Khatri.
Women's singles (8): GM Nischitha, Rasika Raje, Sanyogita Ghorpade, Sampada Sahasrabudhe, J Sarada Govardhini, Susan Rajan, Chitra Lekha, Varsha Belawadi.
Men's doubles (4): B Kiran Kumar-Anil Kumar Raju, S Sunjith-C Ram Vijay, Abhishek Ahlawat-Bhaskar Chakraborty; G Gopi Raju-Shivam Sharma.
Women's doubles (4): Pradnya Gadre-K Maneesha, Riya Pillai-Susan Rajan, Bibari Basumatary-Rimi Hazarika, Poorvisha S Ram-Arathi Sara Sunil.
Mixed doubles (4): Pranaav Jerry Chopra-K Maneesha, Alwin Francis-Chitra Lekha, Ram C Vijay-Susan Rajan, Abhinav Manota-Rachita Sahdev.