Team Goemkarponn
PONDA: Top seed Arnav Saraf and Sudhanva Udupa will battle for the Boys U17 singles title, while Saanvi Audi and Dimple Revankar will compete for the Girls U17 singles crown at the Waman (Dada) Kelekar Memorial State Sub Junior Badminton Ranking Tournament 2026 in Ponda.
Arnav defeated Linesh Virnodkar 15-10, 15-9 in the semifinals, while Sudhanva secured a 15-7, 15-11 victory over Atharv Sadaye. In the girls’ category, top seed Saanvi staged a comeback against Niharika Parwar, winning 14-16, 15-11, 15-9. Dimple booked her place in the final with a 15-12, 15-7 win over Anvitha Poojari.
The U17 doubles finals promise further action. Arnav Saraf and Shane D’Souza will face Sparsh Kolwalkar and Sudhanva Udupa in the boys’ doubles final. The girls’ doubles title will be contested by sisters Pragya and Saanvi Audi against Arya Shinkre and Nidhi Nair. In mixed doubles, Arnav Saraf and Dimple Revankar will take on Sudhanva Udupa and Avni Khyalia.
In the U15 boys’ singles category, Vishwa Parab and Aaryan Karpe advanced to the final. Vishwa edged top seed Michael Mare 15-6, 12-15, 18-16 in a closely fought semifinal, while Aaryan defeated eighth seed Akshaj Tiwari 15-9, 15-5.
Top seed Pragya Audi will face Niharika Parwar in the Girls U15 singles final. Pragya defeated Astha Poudel 15-6, 15-8, while Niharika overcame third seed Avni Khyalia 11-15, 15-11, 16-14.
The Boys U15 doubles final will feature Samarth Sakhalkar and Vishwa Parab against Aaryan Karpe and Ryllan Dsouza. Avni Khyalia and Palak Ramnathkar will meet Astha Poudel and Kanika Pai Vernekar in the girls’ doubles final. The mixed doubles title will be decided between Vishwa Parab and Niharika Parwar, and Michael Mare and Astha Poudel.
The tournament is organised by Ponda Shuttlers under the aegis of the Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa.
