Yonex Sunrise Gautam Thakkar Memorial Maharashtra State Junior Badminton Championships: Aditya Padwal Grabs Double In Boys U-15 Category

Yonex Sunrise Gautam Thakkar Memorial Maharashtra State Junior Badminton Championships: Aditya Padwal Grabs Double In Boys U-15 Category

Anvisha Ghoroade, Hazel Joshi upset top seeds for titles

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Sunday, January 26, 2025, 08:49 AM IST
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From (L-R) - Mr. Sanjiv Saran Mehra (President, Bombay Gymkhana); Mr Sunil Gavaskar( chef guest); Mr, Shyam Bhatia ( Cricket for care ); Supriya Devgun (Founder & MD Badminton Gurukul); Shailesh Daga (Badminton Secretary Bombay Gymkhana); Ayaz Bilawala (Organizing Secretary Bombay Gymkhana); Sunder Shetty, Pradeep Iyangar ( President, GMBA) along with Champions of Yonex Sunrise Gautam Thakkar Memorial Maharashtra State Junior Badminton Championships |

Unseeded Anvisha Ghorpade pulled off a 21-17, 21-10 victory over top seed Rudra Gawde to lift the Girls U-15 singles title in the Gautam Thakkar Memorial Junior Maharashtra State Badminton Championships, promoted by Badminton Gurukul and hosted by Bombay Gymkhana at their courts.

There was solace for Rudra, who then partnered with second seed Imaan Motorwala to win the doubles title, defeating Anishka Karthik and Avni Shetty 21-13, 19-21, 21-12.

Also scoring an upset victory was Hazel Joshi, who saw off top seed Spruha Joshi 21-10, 21-11 to win the Girls U-13 singles title.

Top seed Aditya Padwal grabbed a fine double in the Boys U-15 category, recovering from the loss of the first game to defeat Mayank Rajput 21-23, 22-20, 21-19. He then partnered with Vikrant Singh Negi to defeat Chandranshu Gundle and Shaarav Shahane 21-18, 22-20.

Present at the prize distribution was Sunil Gavaskar, along with Shyam Bhatia (Cricket for Care), Sanjiv Saran Mehra, President, Bombay Gymkhana, Supriya Devgun (Badminton Gurukul), Shailesh Daga, Ayaz Bilawala (Bombay Gymkhana) and Pradeep Iyangar (President, GMBA).

Results (all finals):

Girls U-15: Anvisha Ghorpade bt Rudra Gawde 21-17, 21-10

Girls double U-15: Rudra Gawde/Imaan Motorwala bt Anishka Karthik/Avni Shetty 21-13, 19-21, 21-12

Girls U-13: Hazel Joshi bt Spruha Joshi 21-10, 21-11

Girls U-11l: Shanaya Tavate bt Kanaka Indalkar 21-12, 17-21, 22-20

Boys U-15: Aditya Padwal bt Mayank Rajput 21-23, 22-20, 21-19

Boys double U-15: Aditya Padwal/Vikrant Singh Negi bt Chandranshu Gundle/Shaarav Shahane 21-18, 22-20

Boys U-13: Alfy Mekkadath bt Ajinkya Desai 21-19, 21-9

Boys U-11: Vivaan Waingankar bt Saurabh Darji 21-5, 21-9

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