Team Goemkarponn
Navelim: Top-seeded shuttlers Jashwanth Mahamkali and Asha Sree Dandu, both from Andhra Pradesh, advanced to the semifinals of the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub-Junior (U-13) National Ranking Badminton Tournament 2025 with impressive victories on day four at the Manohar Parrikar Indoor Stadium in Navelim.
Jashwanth bounced back from a slow start to overcome Gujarat’s Darsh Joshi in a hard-fought Boys Singles quarterfinal, winning 17-21, 21-10, 21-3. Meanwhile, Asha Sree faced stiff resistance from Telangana’s Anya Proddatur but held her nerve to edge through 21-18, 17-21, 21-16 in a thrilling Girls Singles encounter.
Joining Jashwanth in the Boys Singles semifinals are Tamil Nadu’s Nomaan Pappu (3rd seed), Haryana’s Shlok Roy, and Gujarat’s Vivaan Shah (8th seed), all of whom produced commanding performances in their respective matches. In the Girls Singles draw, Karnataka’s Punya MN, Maharashtra’s Kyra Raina (5th seed), and West Bengal’s Bitama Paul (6th seed) completed the semifinal line-up with convincing wins.
Goa’s spirited campaign came to an end in the pre-quarterfinal stage. Local favourite Pragya Audi, who had earlier caused a major upset by knocking out the second seed, was outclassed by Karnataka’s Akshara Shrinidhi 5-21, 10-21. In Girls Doubles, the Goan pair of Avni Khyalia and Amaira Dhumatkar put up a valiant fight but eventually succumbed to Andhra Pradesh’s Asha Sree Dandu and Kavya Sriram in a tense three-setter, 21-18, 12-21, 10-21.
One of the standout performances of the day came in the Boys Doubles, where the in-form Arunachal Pradesh duo of Tagu Debia and Kyon Tamin stunned the second-seeded Karnataka pair, Rohan Karuturi and Ishaan Pathak, with a straight-game victory of 23-21, 21-16. In the Girls Doubles quarterfinals, Odisha’s Laxmi Priya Gachhayat and Saanvi Sahu secured their semifinal berth with a solid 21-14, 21-17 win over Rajasthan’s Kiara Goyal and Padmja Singh.
Organized by the Goa Badminton Association under the aegis of the Badminton Association of India and the Sports Authority of Goa, the tournament now heads into its penultimate stage. All eyes are on the upcoming semifinals on Friday, which promise high-octane clashes as the nation’s top U-13 talent battles for a place in the finals.
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