Nikita Biswas started hesistantly and lost the first game against Shanaya Pai. But she staged a solid fight back to easily win the next two games to carve out a 12-15, 15-1, 15-1 win in a girls’ U-13 first round match of the Yonex Sunrise 1st Maharashtra State Sub-junior (U-11 & U-13) Selection Badminton Tournament 2026, organised by Maharashtra Badminton Association and played at the Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Mulund, West on Wednesday.
In another closely fought Girls U-13 match, Arana Agarwal after dropping the first game recovered to defeat Shresta Dabral 15-17, 15-6, 15-4 to advance to the second round.
Earlier in a Boys U-11 1st round match, Adhrit Singh scored a hard-fought win against Niyukt Mogare pulling off a 10-15, 15-12, 15-7 win.
Results –
Boys’ U-11 (1st round):* Shreean Kamble bt Jehan Choksi 15-13, 20-18;
Shantanu Avhad bt Aarav Saiya 15-7, 15-12;
Adhrit Singh bt Niyukt Mogare 10-15, 15-12, 15-7;
Preyansh Juneja bt Pavit Shetty 15-8, 15-7;
Atharva Ravi bt Vivaan Chavan 15-9, 12-15, 16-14;
Ishaan Joshi bt Arham Phade 15-11, 15-13;
Girls’ U-13 (1st round): Nikita Biswas bt Shanaya Pai 12-15, 15-1, 15-1;
Sara Thangaokar bt Mahi Rasal 15-9, 17-15;
Arana Agarwal bt Shresta Dabral 15-17, 15-6, 15-4;
Prisha Titare bt Vallari Devasthali 15-7, 12-15, 15-12.