MARGAO
Goa’s Dimple Revankar, pairing with Tanishka Ganji of Telangana, emerged victorious in a thrilling Girls Doubles U15 match, at the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub Junior (U-15 & 17) Ranking Badminton Tournament 2025 at Peddem.
In the qualification rounds, the pair defeated Tamil Nadu’s Sadana Madhusudhanan and Smridhisha Prabhu 15-9, 18-20, 15-12 in a thrilling round match. In Boys Doubles U17, local lads Shaurya Naik and Vansh Khedkar, pulled off a commendable win against Mainak Chakraborty (WB) and Arjiv Hazarika (ASM) in a hard-fought encounter, finishing 12-15, 15-5, 15-12. Another notable win for Goa came in Girls Doubles U15 where Anaya Kamat and Aaryaa Metry stunned the third-seeded Telangana pair Hansika Avula and Rishitha Tadidari 15-9, 6-15, 15-10.
Despite determined performances, several Goan players bowed out after battling hard against higher-ranked opponents. In Boys Doubles U17, the Goan pair of Devansh Sakpal and Eshaan Lagu lost to Swarit Satpute and Abheek Sharma (MAH) 15-6, 15-6, while Shane D’Souza and Karthikeyan N. were edged out in a nail-biter by Bhargav Jeevitesh and Hrehaan Pradhan (ORI) 15-8, 20-18. In Mixed Doubles U17, Goa’s Ritika Chelluri and partner Vinayaka Mani (AP) lost to Abheek Sharma and Safa Shaikh (MAH) 15-13, 15-10. In the Girls Singles U15 category, Goan shuttlers Aditi Dhargalkar and Anaya Manohar Kamat were unable to match the firepower of Gujarat opponents, going down in straight games.
Among top national players, third seed Eswar Sai Katam (KTK) advanced in Boys Singles U15 with a strong 15-8, 15-11 win over Syed Zayan Ali (CG), while 11th seed Lakshay Choudhary (DLI) breezed past Rehaan Dudekula (AP) 15-9, 15-2. In Girls Singles U15, second seed Mehvish Kaur (PNB) dominated Anushree G. S. (TN) 15-11, 15-3, and fifth seed Nimeesha Ojha (ORI) prevailed over Sahithi Sree Nagireddy (AP) 15-13, 15-9. In U17 Girls Singles, top seed Shantipriya Hazarika (ASM) and eighth seed Nitya Jadon (MP) secured wins to stay on course for the title.
