Nishika Gokhe and Yashwi Patel to contest U19 badminton state title

The State U19 Badminton Selection Tournament, organised by GMBA and hosted by Willingdon Sports Club in Mumbai, saw the top two seeds among the Girls U-19 category eliminated at different stages. Nishika Gokhe of Nagpur, seeded seventh, defeated the top seed Yutika Chavan of Pune in a quarter-final match, winning 18-21, 21-19, 21-17 after rallying from losing the first game. Nishika then secured her place in the final by overcoming Ketaki Thite of Mumbai Suburb 22-20, 21-14 in the semi-finals.

In the other semi-final, unseeded Yashwi Patel of Pune defeated second seed Ridheema Sarpate of Nagpur in straight games, 21-18, 21-18. Nishika Gokhe and Yashwi Patel will now compete for the Girls U19 title.

The Boys U19 category progressed with the top two seeds reaching the final, as expected by their rankings. Top seed Arjun Aluguvelli of Mumbai Suburb ended Aayush Adey of Pune’s campaign in a closely contested match, winning 24-22, 25-23. Second seed Rutva Sajwan of Nagpur overcame Tanay Mehandale of Raigad 21-17, 9-21, 21-15 to set up a final against Arjun.

The tournament results for quarterfinals and semifinals across categories are as follows:

Boys Singles U19 Quarterfinals:
Arjun Aluguvelli Mumbai Suburb (1) beat Avadhut Kadam Pune (5) 22-20, 17-21, 21-14;
Rutva Sajwan Nagpur (2) beat Eashwara Uppu Raigad 21-14, 21-8;
Tanay Mehendale Raigad (3) beat Ojas Joshi Pune (6) 21-19, 21-13;
Aayush Adey Pune (13) beat Harshit Mahimkar Greater Mumbai 21-17, 23-21.

Semifinals:
Arjun Aluguvelli Mumbai Suburb (1) beat Aayush Adey Pune (13) 24-22, 25-23;
Rutva Sajwan Nagpur (2) beat Tanay Mehendale Raigad (3) 21-17, 9-21, 21-15.

Girls Singles U19 Quarterfinals:
Nishika Gokhe Nagpur (7) beat Yutika Chavan Pune (1) 18-21, 21-19, 21-17;
Ridheema Sarpate Nagpur (2) beat Dhun Sanghvi Buldhana 21-12, 21-13;
Ketaki Thite Mumbai Suburb beat Sharayu Ranjane Pune 21-13, 21-11;
Yashwi Patel Pune beat Khyati Katre Pune 19-21, 21-14, 21-12.

Semifinals:
Nishika Gokhe Nagpur (7) beat Ketaki Thite Mumbai Suburb 22-20, 21-14;
Yashwi Patel Pune beat Ridheema Sarpate Nagpur 21-18, 21-18.

Boys Doubles U19 Quarterfinals:
Arjun Birajdar/Aryan Birajdar Thane (1) beat Aditya Poojary/Prasanna Manna Sangli 21-10, 21-16;
Sarthak Nalawade Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar/Shreyas Maslekar Pune beat Avadhut Kadam/Ojas Joshi Pune (2) 21-17, 22-20;
Abheek Sharma/Swarit Satpute Pune (4) beat Sairaj Nayse Nagpur/Satya Chauhan Mumbai Suburb 14-21, 21-12, 21-11;
Aayush Adey Pune/Tanay Mehendale Raigad beat Adarsh Panjwani Akola/Karan Sawale Buldhana 21-12, 21-12.

Semifinals:
Arjun Birajdar/Aryan Birajdar Thane (1) beat Abheek Sharma/Swarit Satpute Pune (4) 21-12, 21-13;
Aayush Adey Pune/Tanay Mehendale Raigad beat Sarthak Nalawade Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar/Shreyas Maslekar Pune 15-21, 21-13, 21-15.

Girls Doubles U19 Quarterfinals:
Sara Salunke Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar/Thea Sheth Greater Mumbai beat Hita Agrawal/Sia Waydande Nashik (1) 21-14, 18-21, 21-14;
Pranjal Shinde Raigad/Yashwi Patel Pune (3) beat Navya Ranka/Shreya Chaudhari Pune 21-11, 21-19;
Sharayu Ranjane/Soyara Shelar Pune beat Dakshayni Patil Kolhapur/Ketaki Thite Mumbai Suburb 21-9, 21-11;
Rutika Kamble Kolhapur/Sharvari Survase Pune beat Prisha Shah Palghar/Saisha Naik Mumbai Suburb 21-19, 21-14.

Semifinals:
Pranjal Shinde Raigad/Yashwi Patel Pune (3) beat Sara Salunke Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar/Thea Sheth Greater Mumbai 21-10, 21-17;
Sharayu Ranjane/Soyara Shelar Pune beat Rutika Kamble Kolhapur/Sharvari Survase Pune 21-8, 21-12.

Mixed Doubles U19 Quarterfinals:
Sayaji Shelar/Soyara Shelar Pune beat Prasanna Manna Sangli/Anannya Shinde Washim 21-17, 23-21;
Apurv Davadate Thane/Safa Shaikh Pune beat Ayan Kulkarni Mumbai Suburb/Mrunal Potdar Thane (4) 21-10, 21-10;
Ojas Joshi Pune/Tanvi Gharpure Thane beat Swarit Satpute Pune/Rutika Kamble Kolhapur 21-13, 21-8;
Sanidhya Ekade Thane/Yutika Chavan Pune (2) beat Sarthak Nalawade Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar/Ditisha Somkuwar Nagpur 21-14, 20-22, 21-18.

Semifinals:
Sanidhya Ekade Thane/Yutika Chavan Pune (2) beat Ojas Joshi Pune/Tanvi Gharpure Thane 12-21, 21-17, 21-17;
Sayaji Shelar/Soyara Shelar Pune beat Apurv Davadate Thane/Safa Shaikh Pune 21-12, 21-6.