PANAJI
Arnav Saraf, Aaryan Karpe, Pragya Audi and Avni Khyalia emerged as double-crown winners at the Waman (Dada) Kelekar Memorial State Sub Junior Badminton Ranking Tournament 2026, organised by Ponda Shuttlers under the aegis of the Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) at Ponda.
In Boys U17 singles final, top seed Arnav Saraf defeated Sudhanva Udupa 15-10, 18-16, while also partnering Shane D'Souza to win the Boys U17 doubles title against Sparsh Kolwalkar and Sudhanva Udupa 15-11, 15-11.
In Boys U15 category, Aaryan Karpe staged a fine comeback to defeat third seed Vishwa Parab 8-15, 16-14, 15-9 in the singles final, before partnering Ryllan Dsouza to beat Samarth Sakhalkar and Vishwa Parab 15-12, 15-10 in the doubles final. Pragya Audi claimed the Girls U15 singles crown with a clinical 15-11, 15-11 victory over Niharika Parwar and later teamed up with sister Saanvi Audi to win the Girls U17 doubles title, defeating Arya Shinkre and Nidhi Nair 15-9, 15-8.
Avni Khyalia completed her double crown by partnering Palak Ramnathkar to overcome Astha Poudel and Kanika Pai Vernekar 13-15, 15-11, 15-8 in the Girls U15 doubles final and winning the U17 mixed doubles title with Sudhanva Udupa where they edged Arnav-Saraf-Dimple Revankar 8-15, 21-20, 15-13. In the remaining singles finals, Dimple Revankar upset top seed Saanvi Audi 15-10, 15-11 to win the Girls U17 singles title. The U15 mixed doubles crown went to Vishwa Parab and Niharika Parwar, who defeated Michael Mare and Astha Poudel 15-10, 15-11.
