The Baidyanath Nagpur District badminton championship commenced at the Subhedar Hall on Monday, with Arnav Nimbalkar, Nabeel Ahmed, and Priyanshu Dubey securing hard-fought victories to advance to the quarterfinals. The three-day tournament features 333 shuttlers competing across 21 age-category events.
Men's Singles Pre-Quarterfinals
In the men's singles pre-quarterfinals, Arnav Nimbalkar overcame Mourya Khandelwal in a thrilling three-game encounter, winning 16-14, 7-15, 15-12. He will face top seed Rohan Singh in the last eight. Rohan advanced with a comfortable 15-9, 16-14 victory over Shantanu Sapkal.
Both Nabeel Ahmed and Priyanshu Dubey staged comebacks to set up a quarterfinal clash. Nabeel defeated Jeeva Pillai 6-15, 15-5, 15-8, while Priyanshu bounced back after losing the first game 7-15 to beat Hridaan Singh 15-5, 15-7.
Tournament Inauguration
The championship was inaugurated by Ashish Jaiswal, Minister of State for Finance and Agriculture. Present at the event were NDBA president Kunda Vijaykar, secretary Mangesh Kashikar, Bhavana Aagrey, Gurdeep Singh Arora, and Neha Gosavi.
Complete Results
- Rohan Singh bt Shantanu Sapkal 15-9, 16-14
- Arnav Nimbalkar bt Mourya Khandelwal 16-14, 7-15, 15-12
- Nabeel Ahmed bt Jeeva Pillai 6-15, 15-5, 15-8
- Priyanshu Dubey bt Hridaan Singh 7-15, 15-5, 15-7
- Sanidhya Khandare bt Samir Sahoo 15-11, 15-9
- Akshad Vitonde bt Aarav Agnihotri 15-9, 15-10
