PONDA: Amaira Dhumatker, Aditi Dhargalkar, Komal Kothari, and Kanika Pai Vernekar moved into the U-11 girls semi-finals of the all-Goa Mini & Sub-Junior Major Ranking Badminton Tournament 2024. In U-17 boys section, Shaurya Naik, Om Nandanwar, Aarush Pawaskar, Owais Tahasildar, Rutav Kanabar, Sudhanva Udupa and Soham Naik have advanced to the quarterfinals.
The tournament, organised by Ponda Badminton Club and Margao Shuttlers Club in collaboration with the Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa, witnessed matches across the U-11, U-13 and U-17 age groups for both boys and girls at the Ponda Sports Complex.
In the Boys U-11 singles category, Michael Mare, Ayansh Sanke, Varun Sahakari, Shourya Sinari, Vedh Lotliker, Krithik Reddy Sripathi, Mihir Chafadkar, and Pratik Borkar have secured their spots in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Pragya Audi, Astha Poudel, Avni Khyalia, Aditi Dhargalkar, Fiona Mare, Palak Ramnathkar, Komal Kothari, and Niharika Parwar have advanced to the quarterfinals in U-17 girls singles.
Results
Boys U-17 (R16): Shaurya Naik (5) defeated Aloisius Rodrigues 21-8, 21-14; Om Nandanwar (3) defeated Shane D'Souza 21-13, 21-12; Aarush Pawaskar (8) defeated Vansh Khedkar 21-14, 21-7; Owais Tahasildar defeated Shubham Swami 21-10, 21-9; Rutav Kanabar defeated Karthikeyan N 21-10, 21-7; Sudhanva Udupa defeated Vansh Natekar 21-12, 21-11 and Soham Naik defeated Sanand Nair 21-14, 20-22, 21-15.
Boys U-11 (R16): Michael Mare (1) defeated Zacharias Gonsalves 15-1, 15-1; Ayansh Sanke (4) defeated Anav Kannekar 15-9, 15-5; Varun Sahakari (3) defeated Viaan Redkar 15-6, 15-5; Shourya Sinari defeated Jeet Raikar (4) 15-10, 15-5; Vedh Lotliker defeated Vihaan Fatarpekar 15-2, 15-2; Krithik Reddy Sripathi defeated Anish Naik 15-7, 15-6; Mihir Chafadkar defeated Aarav Shirodkar 15-6, 17-15 and Pratik Borkar defeated Arha Sahakari 15-6, 15-10.
Girls U-11 (QF): Amaira Dhumatker (1) defeated Vijayalaxmi Gawas 15-6, 15-5; Aditi Dhargalkar defeated Ashbah Tahasildar (3) 15-7, 15-11; Komal Kothari defeated Bhargavi Amshekar 15-0, 15-1 and Kanika Pai Vernekar defeated Bhumi Lotliker 15-3, 15-1.
Boys U-13 (R16): Samarth Sakhalkar (4) defeated Aanav Kolvalkar 21-17, 21-12; Viraditya Pai Kane (3) defeated Varun Sahakari 21-5, 21-17; Raunak Ghadi (4) defeated Abraham Gonsalves 21-6 21-13; Vishwa Parab defeated Rushank Kulkarni 21-18, 21-13; Aaryan Karpe defeated Saksham Mhapuskar 21-9, 21-6; Ateendra Gaonkar defeated Pratik Borkar 21-7, 21-9 and Michael Mare defeated Neevaan Mandlekar 21-16, 21-6.
Girls U-13 (R16): Pragya Audi (1) defeated Vijayalaxmi Gawas 21-8, 21-2; Astha Poudel (4) defeated Soumya Prabhugaonkar 21-2, 21-1; Avni Khyalia (3) defeated Samriddhi Chugh 21-6, 21-5; Aditi Dhargalkar defeated Neha Kumari (4) 21-16, 21-14; Fiona Mare defeated Kanika Pai Vernekar 21-8, 21-13; Palak Ramnathkar defeated Asma Bandodkar 21-14, 21-5; Komal Kothari defeated Kavya Borkar 21-13 21-9 and Niharika Parwar defeated Deepun 21-11, 21-6.