PANAJI
Young rising talents Sparsh Kolwalkar, Shane D' Souza, Dimple Revankar, Aaryaa Metry, Saanvi Audi and Sudhanva Udupa have moved into the semifinals at the Yonex Sunrise All Goa Major Ranking Badminton Tournament, organized by Salcete Badminton Club in aegis with the Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa.
In U15 Boys singles, Aarush Pawaskar, Sparsh Kolwalkar, Sudhanva Udupa, and Shane D'Souza have sealed their berths into the semifinals. Ritika Chelluri, Saanvi Audi, Dimple Revankar, and Aaryaa Metry have secured their places in the U15 Girls singles semi-finals. The U17 Boys singles semi-finals will feature top-seeded Advait G Balakrishnan, Aarush Pawaskar, Rutav Kanabar, and Soham Naik. Meanwhile, in the non-ranking categories, Krithik Reddy, Anav Kannekar, Mihir Chafadkar, and Ayansh Sanke have moved into the U11 Boys singles semi-finals, with Amaira Dhumatker, Komal Kothari, Aditi Dhargalkar, and Kanika S Pai Vernekar advancing in the U11 Girls singles.
The tournament was inaugurated by entrepreneur Chirag Datta Naik (Vision Goa), alongside GBA President Manoj Patil, Secretary Praveen Shenoy, Salcete Badminton club officials Sidharth Rivonkar (President), Santosh Lotlikar (Secretary), Sharmad Mahajan (Tournament Director), Satya Kolwalkar among others.
