MAPUSA: Arjun Bhagat, seeded one, will clash with Yash Desai (2) in the highly anticipated U-19 boys singles finals, while Ritika Chelluri and Shreya Mehta will battle it out in the U-19 girls singles finals, at the All Goa Major Ranking Badminton tournament, organised by Mapusa Shuttlers in collaboration with the Goa Badminton Association, at Peddem. The event is a selection tournament for the upcoming West Zone and Nationals.
The U-15 boys finals will see Aarush Pawaskar (1) up against Shane D’Souza (2), and in the U-15 girls finals, Ritika Chelluri (1) faces the challenge of Aarya Metry.
In the U-11 category, young talent Amaira Dhumatkar (1) will meet Kanika Pai Vernekar (2) in the girls finals, while Michael Mare (1) competes against Pratik Naik Borkar (2) in the boys finals. Vihaan Rajiv Sahakari (1) and Priyansh Sawant Dessai (3) will contest the U-9 boys finals, and Amaira Dhumatker (1) will go head-to-head with Anvitha Poojari in the U-9 girls finals.
The U-11 boys doubles finals will feature Pratik P Naik Borkar and Varun Rajiv Sahakari against Arha Sahakari and Vedh Lotlikar. In the boys U-15 finals, top seeds Arnav Saraf and Shane D’Souza will take on Ansh Chaurasia and Sparsh Satya Kolwalkar (2).
The Boys U-19 finals promise an exciting showdown between Ashmeet Parsekar and Parth Joshi against Arjun Bhagat and Shaheen CK. The U-19 mixed doubles finals will see top seeds Shaheen CK and Sufiya Shaikh face Rudra Phadte and Aarohi Coutoncar (2). Shane D’Souza and Saanvi Audi (3) will compete against Arnav Saraf and Niharika Parwar in the U-15 mixed doubles finals.
In the U-15 girls doubles, Aaryaa Metry and Saanvi Audi take on Dimple Revankar and Ritika Chelluri, while Shreya Mehta and Twinkle Sullad (1) will clash with Shivanjali Thite and Sufiya Shaikh (2) in the U-19 girls doubles finals.
