PANAJI
Goa’s Shaheen C.K and Aswin Mannambalath put up a valiant fight against top seeds Abhishek Bonu of Andhra Pradesh and Aanayan Borah of Assam before narrowly losing 17-19, 13-15 in the Boys’ Doubles Under-19 Round of 16 at the Yonex-Sunrise G.H. Raisoni Memorial All India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament 2026 at the Manohar Parrikar Indoor Stadium, Navelim.
Shaheen continued his impressive campaign in Mixed Doubles, partnering seventh seeds Jesicca Neyi Saring of Arunachal Pradesh. The pair fought hard before going down 13-15, 13-15 to Rajasthan’s Arnav Sharma and Tamil Nadu’s Anushkaa Jennifer A. S. in their Round of 16 encounter, bringing Goa’s challenge to a close.
The Round of 16 also witnessed several closely contested encounters among India’s leading junior shuttlers. In Boys’ Singles Under-19, fourth seed Shaurya Agarwal of Uttarakhand defeated Kerala’s Kiran Noguchi 15-12, 14-16, 15-9, while Karnataka’s Hardik Divyansh overcame 15th seed B. V. Sudharsan of Tamil Nadu 15-9, 9-15, 17-15.
In Girls’ Singles, top seed Nakshatraa Jairaj of Tamil Nadu beat Telangana’s Avni Vikram Govind 18-16, 8-15, 15-4, while second seed Lakshya Rajesh of Karnataka defeated 16th seed Ketaki Thite of Maharashtra 15-11, 15-11.
