Team Goemkarponn
PONDA: Arnav Saraf, Aaryan Karpe, Pragya Audi and Avni Khyalia emerged as double crown winners at the Waman (Dada) Kelekar Memorial State Sub Junior Badminton Ranking Tournament 2026, organised by Ponda Shuttlers under the aegis of the Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa at Ponda.
In the Boys U17 singles final, top seed Arnav Saraf defeated Sudhanva Udupa 15-10, 18-16 to secure the title. Arnav also teamed up with Shane D’Souza to claim the U17 boys’ doubles crown, overcoming Sparsh Kolwalkar and Sudhanva 15-11, 15-11.
Aaryan Karpe produced an impressive comeback in the Boys U15 singles final, defeating third seed Vishwa Parab 8-15, 16-14, 15-9. Aaryan then partnered Ryllan Dsouza to win the doubles title, beating Samarth Sakhalkar and Vishwa 15-12, 15-10.
Pragya Audi dominated the Girls U15 singles final, defeating Niharika Parwar 15-11, 15-11. She completed her double crown by teaming up with sister Saanvi Audi to win the Girls U17 doubles title. The sisters defeated Arya Shinkre and Nidhi Nair 15-9, 15-8.
Avni Khyalia also secured two titles. Partnering Palak Ramnathkar, she defeated Astha Poudel and Kanika Pai Vernekar 13-15, 15-11, 15-8 in the Girls U15 doubles final. Avni then teamed up with Sudhanva to claim the U17 mixed doubles title, edging Arnav Saraf and Dimple Revankar 8-15, 21-20, 15-13.
In the Girls U17 singles final, Dimple Revankar upset top seed Saanvi Audi 15-10, 15-11 to lift the title.
The U15 mixed doubles crown went to Vishwa Parab and Niharika Parwar, who defeated Michael Mare and Astha Poudel 15-10, 15-11 to complete the tournament’s finals programme.
