Divisha Singh and Rudra Manohar bagged two titles each winning the Girls’ & Boys’ U-13 singles and doubles finals respectively in the 1st ACE Realty-Yonex Sunrise Maharashtra State Sub-junior (U-11 & U-13) Selection Badminton Tournament 2026, organised by the Maharashtra Badminton Association and Rudrani Badminton Academy and played at the Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Mulund, West.
Girls’ U-13 doubles champions Hazel Joshi (2nd right) and Divisha Singh pose with their trophies along with Chief Guest, Vinod Pawar (right), Additional Commissioner, Income Tax and Bhargav Joshi.
In the girls’ singles final, the number one seed Divisha scored a hard-fought 21-17, 21-14 victory against second seed Hazel Joshi to emerge champion.
Later, Divisha and Hazel combined effectively to overcome Aradhya Mohite and Nidhee Gaikwad 21-15, 21-10 in the Girls’ U-13 doubles final.
In the Boys’ competition, Rudra staved off a spirited fight from Ronit Jadhav clinching a 22-20, 21-15 win in the singles final. Later, in the doubles final, Rudra and Saatvik Gupta scored a shock win against top seeds Aadiraj Shetty and Ronit Jadhav pulling off a 21-18, 21-11 victory.
Results (all finals) – Girls’ U-13 singles: 1-Divisha Singh bt 2-Hazel Joshi 21-17, 21-14.
Girls’ U-13 doubles: 1-1-Divisha Singh/Hazel Joshi bt Aradhya Mohite/Nidhee Gaikwad 21-15, 21-10.
Boys’ U-13 singles: Rudra Manohar bt Ronit Jadhav 22-20, 21-15.
Boys’ U-13 Singles: Rudra Manpharr bt Ronit Jadhav 22-20, 21-15
Boys’ U-13 doubles: Rudra Manohar/Saatvik Gupta bt 1-Aadiraj Shetty/Ronit Jadhav 21-18, 21-11.
Mixed U-13 doubles: 1-Hazel Joshi/Aadiraj Shetty bt Parasmay Rane/Rutva Pande 21-12, 21-17.