Michael Mare
PANAJI
Excitement is reaching a feverish pitch as the All Goa Mini & Sub Junior Major Ranking Badminton Tournament 2024 at Ponda gears up for its highly anticipated finals.
The event is being organized by the Ponda Badminton Club and Margao Shuttlers Club in collaboration with the Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa. In the Boys Singles U-11 semi-finals, top seed Michael Mare dominated Varun Sahakari with a convincing 15-3, 15-4 victory. Pratik Borkar advanced to the finals by defeating third seed Krithik Reddy Sripathi 15-11, 15-5. In the Girls Singles U-11 category, top seed Amaira Dhumatker triumphed over Aditi Dhargalkar 15-13, 15-1, while Kanika Pai Vernekar overcame third seed Komal Kothari 15-11, 15-9.
In the Boys Singles U-13, top seed Mohammed Umar secured his place in the finals by beating Viraditya Pai Kane 21-13, 21-18. Michael Mare also advanced by defeating fourth seed Vishwa Parab 21-10, 21-18. The Girls Singles U-13 saw Avni Khyalia upset top seed Pragya Audi 21-17, 21-13, while Niharika Parwar earned her spot in the finals by defeating third seed Palak Ramnathkar 21-13, 21-10.
The Boys Singles U-17 featured a nail-biting match where top seed Advait Balakrishnan emerged victorious over Aarush Pawaskar 21-16, 17-21, 21-13. Soham Naik earned his finals berth by defeating fourth seed Rutav Kanabar 21-14, 21-17. Ritika Chelluri defeated Shivanjali Thite (1) 21-6 21-13 while Aarohi Coutoncar beat Sufiya Shaikh 21-19, 21-15 to book their spots into the Girls U-17 finals.
