PANAJI: Goa’s Sparsh Kolwalkar and Aswin Mannambalath registered impressive victories in the Boys’ Singles Under-19 second round of the Yonex-Sunrise G.H. Raisoni Memorial All India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament 2026 at the Manohar Parrikar Indoor Stadium, Navelim.
Sparsh fought back after losing the opening game to defeat Tamil Nadu’s Mithran Ajith 11-15, 15-13, 15-10, while Aswin overcame Rohith Sivaprakash, also of Tamil Nadu, 15-9, 9-15, 15-10. Earlier, Vishwa Parab, Vihaan Naik and Karthikeyan N. won their first-round matches. Vishwa defeated Karnataka’s Vaibhav Yadawad 15-12, 15-9, Vihaan overcame Andhra Pradesh’s Abhi Medapureddy 15-8, 12-15, 15-9, and Karthikeyan edged past Tamil Nadu’s Ricky Sunil Deivasigamani 15-9, 12-15, 18-16. Shaheen C.K went down fighting against Tamil Nadu’s Sachin Saran S. M. in a three-game second-round encounter, losing 15-13, 13-15, 15-10.
However, Goa’s challenge in the boys’ event also saw Karthikeyan, Ateendra Gaonkar, and Vedh Shenvi Lotlikar exit in the second round. In Girls’ Singles Under-19, Komal Kothari and 29th seed Shivanjali Thite lost their second-round matches against Maharashtra’s Ditisha Somkuwar and Myra Oak, respectively. Goa’s Dimple Revankar, partnering Arnav Saraf in Mixed Doubles Under-19, also bowed out after losing to Tamil Nadu’s Gowtham Sudhakar S. and Thaanyaa Kuppa Prakash 15-11, 15-12.
