Playing with plenty of grit and determination CCI’s young talented shuttler Vivaan Waingankar clinched the Boys’ U-13 crown defeating his CCI teammate Vedant Gupta 21-7, 21-11 in the final of the CCI Yonex Sunrise Mumbai District Badminton Championship 2026, organised by the Cricket Club of India in association with the Greater Mumbai Badminton Association (GMBA), played at the CCI courts, Churchgate on Friday.
Vivaan Waingankar wins Boys’ U-13 title
Later, in the Boys’ U-15 semi-finals, Vivaan showed tremendous resilience and boosted by the home supporters, he got the better of Raayan Shah 21-13, 16-21, 21-18 to book his place in the final. In the summit clash Vivaan will meet his club mate Ruhaan Bhatia who easily beat Sahaj Kadam posting a 21-9, 21-8 victory.
Taara Patwardhan bagged the Girls’ U-13 title recording a hard-fought win against Aanya Iyer carving out a 21-18, 19-21, 21-19 win in a long drawn encounter.
Malhaar Shimpi and Lamiya Kapasi won the Boys’ and Girl’s U-11 titles respectively.
In the U-11 finals, Malhaar defeated Jehaan Choksi 21-16, 21-15, while Lamiya outplayed Peher Satra winning at 21-9, 21-8.
Results – Boys U-11 (finals): Malhaar Shimpi bt Jehaan Choksi 21-16, 21-15,
Girls’ U-11 (finals): Lamiya Kapasi bt Peher Satra 21-9, 21-8.
Boys’ U-13 (finals): Vivaan Waingankar bt Vedant Gupta 21-7, 21-11.
Girls’ U-13 (finals): Taara Patwardhan bt Aanya Iyer 21-18, 19-21, 21-19.
Boys’ U-15 (semi-finals): Ruhaan Bhatia bt Sahaj Kadam 21-9, 21-8; Vivaan Waingankar bt Raayan Shah 21-13, 16-21, 21-18.
Girls’ U-15 (semi-finals): Rudra Gawde bt Imaan Motorwala 21-11, 21-4; Anvisha Ghorpade bt Tia Ugrankar 21-13, 21-13.