PANAJI
Top seed Arnav Saraf and Sudhanva Udupa will clash for the Boys U17 singles title, while the Girls U17 singles final will see top seed Saanvi Audi take on Dimple Revankar at the Waman (Dada) Kelekar Memorial State Sub Junior Badminton Ranking Tournament 2026, organised by Ponda Shuttlers under the aegis of Goa Badminton Association and SAG at Ponda.
Arnav defeated Linesh Virnodkar 15-10, 15-9, while Sudhanva downed Atharv Sadaye 15-7, 15-11. In girls' semifinals, Saanvi recovered from losing the opening game to beat Niharika Parwar 14-16, 15-11, 15-9, while Dimple defeated Anvitha Poojari 15-12, 15-7.
In Boys U17 doubles, Arnav Saraf and Shane D'Souza will face Sparsh Kolwalkar and Sudhanva Udupa in the final, while the Girls U17 doubles title will be contested by sisters Pragya and Saanvi Audi against Arya Shinkre and Nidhi Nair. The U17 mixed doubles final will feature Arnav Saraf and Dimple Revankar against Sudhanva Udupa and Avni Khyalia.
In U15 category, Vishwa Parab and Aaryan Karpe advanced to the Boys singles final, with Vishwa edging top seed Michael Mare in a thrilling three-game encounter 15-6, 12-15, 18-16, while Aaryan defeated eighth seed Akshaj Tiwari 15-9, 15-5.
Top seed Pragya Audi and Niharika Parwar will contest the Girls U15 singles final, Pragya defeating Astha Poudel 15-6, 15-8 and Niharika overcoming third seed Avni Khyalia 11-15, 15-11, 16-14. In Boys U15 doubles, Samarth Sakhalkar and Vishwa Parab will meet Aaryan Karpe and Ryllan Dsouza for the title, while Avni Khyalia and Palak Ramnathkar will take on Astha Poudel and Kanika Pai Vernekar in the Girls U15 doubles final.
The U15 mixed doubles final will see Vishwa Parab and Niharika Parwar face Michael Mare and Astha Poudel.
