PANAJI
Goa’s Aarush Pawaskar gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about on Day 7 of the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub Junior (U-15 & U-17) Ranking Badminton Tournament 2025 at the Multipurpose Stadium in Peddem. The talented youngster fought hard in the Boys Singles U17 Round of 32, edging out Kerala’s Fikham Hamdal 21-15, 10-21, 21-19 in a tightly contested three-game battle. However, his campaign ended in the pre-quarterfinals where he lost to Badminton Asia bronze medal winner, Jagsher Singh Khangurra of Punjab 11-21, 13-21.
The match of the day belonged to the top seed in Boys U17, Dev Ruparelia of Maharashtra, who was pushed to the limit by Hardik Divyansh from Karnataka, prevailing to a 21-12, 15-21, 21-15 win to book a spot in the quarterfinals. In the U15 section Round of 16, the top seeds continued their dominant run. In Boys Singles, Pushkar Sai (1) from Karnataka defeated Jaivardhan Hooda (HAR) 21-12, 21-14; Wazir Singh (3) from Punjab beat Jayvardhan Singh (RAJ) 21-12, 21-18. Among the girls, top seed Shaina Manimuthu (KTK) outplayed Shruti Yetchina (TS) 21-12, 21-11, while Avni Vikram Govind (3) from Telangana defeated Dhanya Manjunatha (KTK) 21-6, 21-8.
The U15 Boys Doubles saw a big upset, as Jaivardhan Hooda (HAR) and Harshit Khatri (DLI) knocked out second seeds Samarth Bhardwaj and Jatin Kumar (HAR) 21-15, 21-19. In Girls Singles U17 action, top seed Lakshya Rajesh (KTK) overcame Somyaa Bhatnagar (RAJ) 16-21, 21-17, 21-6,.
