PANAJI
Mohammed Umar Shaikh, Sparsh Kolwalkar, Devansh Sakpal, Ritika Chelluri and Pragya Audi booked their berths in the finals of the State Badminton Ranking Tournament 2025, being played at the Indoor Stadium, Campal, Panaji.
The event is organised by Panjim Badminton Club and Panaji Krida Sankul in collaboration with the North Goa District Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa, under the aegis of the Goa Badminton Association.
In the Boys U15 section, top seed Mohammed Umar Shaikh lived up to his billing, defeating third seed Atharv Sadaye 21-16, 21-18 in the semifinals, while Sparsh Kolwalkar stunned fourth seed Arnav Saraf 21-16, 21-13 to advance to the title clash.
Earlier in the quarterfinals, Umar had beaten Vihaan Naik 21-14, 21-19, Atharv got the better of Vishwa Parab 21-13, 21-13, Sparsh defeated fourth seed Neil Punjanibakshi 21-8, 21-12, and Arnav overcame Ateendra Gaonkar 21-10, 21-16. In the Girls U15, third seed Pragya Audi created the biggest upset, ousting top seed Dimple Revankar 12-21, 21-19, 21-15 to storm into the finals.
The earlier rounds saw Dimple ease past Ashbah Tahasildar 21-7, 21-14, Pragya edge out Avni Khyalia 21-19, 21-19, Anaya Kamat shock fourth seed Palak Ramnathkar 21-10, 21-14, and Niharika Parwar beat Aaryaa Metry 21-5, 21-13.
In Boys U17, third seed Devansh Sakpal produced a spirited comeback to beat Advait Balakrishnan 11-21, 21-13, 21-12 in the semis, setting up a summit clash against top seed Aarush Pawaskar, who had earlier defeated Devaj Vaingankar 21-17, 21-8 in the quarterfinals.
The other QF results saw Vansh Khedkar upset third seed Sudhanva Udupa 21-12, 21-10, and Devansh account for fourth seed Atharv Sadaye 21-6, 21-11. In Girls U17, top seed Ritika Chelluri moved past third seed Saanvi Audi 21-14, 21-18 to reach the finals, while quarterfinal winners included Ritika over Niharika Parwar 21-13, 21-12, Saanvi against Astha Poudel 21-7, 18-21, 21-4, Sufiya Shaikh beating Komal Kothari 21-6, 21-5, and fourth seed Dimple Revankar edging Shivanjali Thite 24-22, 22-20.
