Yashwi Patel of Pune continued her impressive form in the tournament by staging a remarkable comeback to defeat seventh seed Nishika Gokhe of Nagpur and claim the Girls Under-19 title at the Yonex Sunrise State Junior U-19 Badminton Selection tournament. The event was organized by GMBA, promoted by Badminton Gurukul, and hosted by Willingdon SC.
Girls U-19 Final Highlights
Making comeback wins a habit, Yashwi rallied from a shaky start to collect herself and deliver a strong performance, winning the match 11-21, 21-15, 21-12. Despite losing the first game decisively, she showed remarkable resilience to turn the match around.
Boys U-19 Final
In the Boys U-19 title clash, top seed Arjun Aluguvelli of Mumbai Suburbs lived up to his billing by overcoming Nagpur's second seed Rutva Sajwan with a composed and attacking display, winning 21-16, 21-18.
Doubles Finals
Boys Doubles
The Thane pair of Arjun Birajdar and Aryan Birajdar dominated throughout to beat Aayush Adey of Pune and Tanay Mehendale of Raigad 21-12, 21-14.
Girls Doubles
The Girls Doubles title was won by Sharayu Ranjane and Soyara Shelar of Pune, who survived a thrilling first game before defeating Pranjal Shinde of Raigad and Yashwi Patel of Pune 26-24, 21-8.
Mixed Doubles
In the Mixed Doubles U-19 final, Sanidhya Ekade of Thane and Yutika Chavan of Pune produced an impressive performance to beat the second-seeded Pune duo of Sayaji Shelar and Soyara Shelar 21-14, 21-11 and emerge champions.
Results of All Finals
- Boys Singles U-19: Arjun Aluguvelli (Mumbai Suburb) (1) bt Rutva Sajwan (Nagpur) 21-16, 21-18.
- Girls Singles U-19: Yashwi Patel (Pune) bt Nishika Gokhe (Nagpur) (7) 11-21, 21-15, 21-12.
- Boys Doubles U-19: Arjun Birajdar / Aryan Birajdar (Thane) bt Aayush Adey (Pune) / Tanay Mehendale (Raigad) 21-12, 21-14.
- Girls Doubles U-19: Sharayu Ranjane / Soyara Shelar (Pune) bt Pranjal Shinde (Raigad) / Yashwi Patel (Pune) 26-24, 21-8.
- Mixed Doubles U-19: Sanidhya Ekade (Thane) / Yutika Chavan (Pune) bt Sayaji Shelar / Soyara Shelar (Pune) (2) 21-14, 21-11.
