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PANJIM: Top seeds Jashwanth Mahamkali (Andhra Pradesh) and Asha Sree Dandu (Andhra Pradesh) marched into the semi-finals with contrasting wins on Day 4 of the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub Junior (U-13) Ranking Badminton Tournament 2025 organised by the Goa Badminton Association under the aegis of Badminton Association of India and the Sports Authority of Goa, at the Manohar Parrikar Indoor Stadium, Navelim, on Thursday.
While Jashwanth recovered from a game down to beat Gujarat’s Darsh Joshi 17-21, 21-10, 21-3, Asha Sree was pushed to the limit by Telangana’s Anya Proddatur before clinching a 21-18, 17-21, 21-16 victory.
Other Boys Singles semi-finalists include Nomaan Pappu (3) Tamil Nadu, Shlok Roy Haryana and Vivaan Shah (8) Gujarat, while the Girls Singles draw saw Punya MN (Karnataka), Kyra Raina (5) Maharashtra and Bitama Paul (6) West Bengal progress.
Goa’s campaign ended in the pre-quarterfinals stage with a commendable run from local talents. In Girls Singles, Pragya Audi, who had earlier stunned the second seed, went down to Karnataka’s Akshara Shrinidhi 5-21, 10-21.
The Girls Doubles pair of Avni Khyalia and Amaira Dhumatkar fought hard but bowed out to the Andhra Pradesh duo Asha Sree Dandu and Kavya Sriram, 21-18, 12-21, 10-21 in a tight three-game battle.
In Boys Doubles, the in-form Tagu Debia and Kyon Tamin of Arunachal Pradesh knocked out second seeds Rohan Karuturi and Ishaan Pathak (Karnataka) in straight games, 23-21, 21-16. In Girls Doubles quarter-finals, Odisha’s pair Laxmi Priya Gachhayat and Saanvi Sahu secured a spot in the semi-finals with a 21-14, 21-17 win over Rajasthan’s Kiara Goyal and Padmja Singh.