PANAJI
Nishant Shenai and Anjana Kumari emerged victorious in the men’s and women’s singles at the State Badminton Ranking Tournament 2025, held at Indoor Stadium, Campal, on Sunday.
Organised by Shuttlers Club and Morning Badminton Club, in association with Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa, the event was the third and final selection tournament for Goa’s Senior Nationals team.
In a thrilling men’s singles final, Shenai defeated Arjun Bhagat 21-18, 13-21, 21-10. The win marked his first senior title after several near-misses. Shenai had earlier beaten Devansh Sakpal 21-15, 21-7, while Bhagat overcame Soham Naik 21-8, 21-13.
In the women’s singles, Anjana Kumari upset top seed Sufiya Shaikh 21-19, 21-17 to claim the title. Kumari’s win came after a tough semi-final battle with Janhavi Mahale (21-18, 19-21, 21-10), while Shaikh defeated Shreya Mehta 21-14, 18-21, 21-10.
The women’s doubles final saw Janhavi Mahale and Minoshka Pereira defeat Ritika Chelluri and Riya Haldankar 23-21, 21-12. In the mixed doubles, Shaheen CK and Ritika Chelluri were awarded the title after Aryaman Saraf and Sufiya Shaikh withdrew due to injury.
In the men’s doubles, Arjun and Tejan Fallary were declared champions after Aryaman Saraf and Rudra Phadte were unable to compete.
The tournament offered a cash prize of Rs 1.62 lakh.
