PANAJI
Marina Albuquerque, Tanaji Sawant and Betty Dourado clinched triple crowns, while Dr Manju Khandeparkar, Vineeta Adpaikar, Amit Kakkar, Navneet Nasnodkar, and Felipe Barbosa secured double crowns at the All Goa State Masters (Veterans) Ranking Badminton Tournament 2023-24 held at Indoor Stadium, Campal.
Organised by the Panjim Panthers Club and Evening Badminton group in collaboration with the Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa, this tournament served as a selection event for the prestigious 46th Indian Masters Nationals scheduled for March in Haryana.
The State Championship for Masters showcased fierce competition, with notable victories including Navneet Nasnodkar / Kunal Sanvordekar (MD 35+), Wilbur Cotta / Louanne Almeida (XD 35+), Amit Kakkar / Vishal Vernekar (MD 40+), Betty Dourado / Vineeta Adpaikar (WD 40+), Patrick Gonsalves / Betty Dourado (XD 40+), Dattaprasad Parab / Kamlesh Kanji (XD 45+), Kishore Raghubans / Mahesh Pauskar (MD 50+), Agnelo Da Cunha / Vrushali Cardozo (XD 50+), Pradosh Silimkhan / Wilson D' Souza (MD 55+), Dr Manju Khandeparkar / Marina Albuquerque (WD 55+), Ajay Gupta / Marina Albuquerque (XD 55+), Felipe Barbosa / Summerwell Da Gama (MD 60+), Tanaji Sawant / Roseline Bunyan (XD 60+) and Pradeep Dhond / Tanaji Sawant (MD 65+). Betty Dourado, Tanaji Sawant and Marina Albuquerque who had won their singles titles previously added two more in Doubles and Mixed doubles to emerge as triple crown winners.
RESULTS
MD 35+: Navneet Nasnodkar / Kunal Sanvordekar Bt Ramdas Pandit / Viraj Shrivant 21-18, 21-14
XD 35+: Wilbur Cotta / Louanne Almeida bt R Rajagopalan / Mouchumi Gogoi 21-11, 21-19
MD 40+: Amit Kakkar / Vishal Vernekar bt Navin Palyekar / Bhushan Vernekar 21-4, 21-11; WD 40+: Betty Dourado / Vineeta Adpaikar bt Milagrina Mascarenas / Poonam Chauhan 21-11, 21-7
XD 40+: Patrick Gonsalves / Betty Dourado bt Damodar / Rashmi 21-11, 21-14
MD 45+: Dattaprasad Parab / Kamlesh Kanji bt Parag Chauhan / Darwin Barreto 18-21, 21-12, 21-11; XD 45+: Shamsudeen C.K / Milagrina Mascarenhas bt Parag Chauhan / Poonam Chauhan 21-17, 23-25, 21-13
MD 50+: Kishore Raghubans / Mahesh Pauskar bt Ayoob C.K / Dr Sandeep Fowkar 21-15, 21-16
XD 50+: Agnelo Da Cunha / Vrushali Cardozo bt Ashok Gautam / Harneet Assi 21-7, 20-22, 21-18
MD 55+: Pradosh Silimkhan / Wilson D' Souza bt Agnelo Da Cunha / Aniruddha Bhosle 21-15, 21-13; WD 55+: Dr Manju Khandeparkar / Marina Albuquerque bt Rema Rudravan / Judy Braganza 21-6, 21-9
XD 55+: Ajay Gupta / Marina Albuquerque bt Vijendra Kaushik / Judy Braganza 21-9, 21-7
MD 60+: Felipe Barbosa / Summerwell Da Gama bt Rajesh Shirodkar / Krishnadas 21-14, 21-18
XD 60+: Tanaji Sawant / Roseline Bunyan bt Dr Satish Kudchadkar / Dr Manju Khandeparkar 21-14, 24-22
MD 65+: Pradeep Dhond / Tanaji Sawant bt Peter Tellis / Jeffrey D' Souza 21-13, 21-7
