State Badminton Championship 1
Yash Kunkalienkar and Anjana Kumari emerged Under 17 Boys and Girls singles champions, at the State Badminton championships 2016 organised by Mapusa Shuttlers in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association and SAG, at Indoor stadium, Campal. Sushil Nayak and Yasmin Sayed emerged U15 Boys and Girls singles winners while the Under 13 Boys and girls singles titles were won by Rudra Dukle and Arshia Gautam. Sushil Nayak (U17 Boys), Manjushri Raut (u17 Girls), Rudar Dukle (U15 Boys), Lydia Barreto (U15 Girls), Aashutosh Dhavalikar (U13 Boys) and Siya Kakodkar (U13 Girls) had to settle for the runners up spots. Semi final prizes were awarded to Parth Kantak and Curt Coutinho (U17 Boys), Yasmin Sayed and Lydia Barreto (U17 Girls), Tejas Tendulkar and Arjun Fallary (U15 Boys), Aahana Nayak and Rhea Mallya (U15 Girls), Rajat Salunke and Yash Halarnkar (U13 Boys) and Manpreet Kaur and Rhucha Bhobe (U13 Girls). Mr. S.G. Sulakhe, BAI National Referee, Mr. Narahar Thakur, GBA President, Sandeep Heble, Hon. Secretary, Anura Prabhu Desai, India Junior Player, Aniket Shenai, President, Mapusa Shuttlers, Kewal Sawant, Secretary, Mapusa Shuttlers, GBA Office bearers Anil Painguinkar, Luciano Soares and Santosh Prabhu Desai and SAG Coaches Roy Athaide and Vinayak Kamat graced the prize distribution occasion. Following are the results:
Under 13 Girls Singles semis
Arshia Gautam bt Manpreet Kaur 21-17, 21-17
Siya Kakodkar bt Rucha Bhobe (Conceded)
Under 13 Girls Singles Finals
Arshia gautam bt Siya Kakodkar 21-17, 21-12
Under 13 Boys Singles semis
Rudra Dukle bt Rajat Salunke 21-16, 21-16
Aashutosh Dhavalikar bt Yash Halarnkar 21-13, 26-24
Under 13 Boys Singles finals
Rudra Dukle bt Aashutosh Dhavalikar 21-10, 21-13
Under 15 Girls Singles semis
Lydia Barreto bt Aahana Nayak 21-6, 21-8
Yasmin Sayed bt Rhea Mallya 21-17, 21-8
Under 15 Girls Singles finals
Yasmin Sayed bt Lydia Barreto 21-14, 19-21, 21-13
Under 15 Boys Singles semis
Sushil Nayak bt Arjun Fallary 21-12, 21-18
Rudra Dukle bt Tejas Tendulkar 21-18, 14-21, 21-16
Under 15 Boys Singles finals
Sushil Nayak bt Rudra Dukle 21-4, 21-7
Under 17 Girls Singles semis
Manjushri Raut bt Yasmin Sayed 21-17, 21-18
Anjana Kumari bt Lydia Barreto 21-10, 21-11
Under 17 Girls Singles finals
Anjana Kumari bt Manjushri Raut 21-14, 19-21, 21-17
Under 17 Boys Singles semis
Sushil Nayak bt Parth Kantak 21-17, 21-9
Yash Kunkalienkar bt Curt Coutinho 21-18, 21-6
Under 17 Boys Singles finals
Yash Kunkalienkar bt Sushil Nayak 21-17, 21-14