MBA Sub-Junior badminton 2026
Talented 12-year-old Hazel Joshi enjoyed a successful outing, winning her three quarter-final encounters in the Girls’ U-13 singles, doubles and mixed doubles events in the 1st ACE Realty-Yonex Sunrise Maharashtra State Sub-junior (U-11 & U-13) Selection Badminton Tournament 2026, organised by Maharashtra Badminton Association and Rudrani Badminton Academy and played at the Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Mulund, West on Sunday.
Hazel Joshi advances into three semi-finals
The tournament is jointly conducted by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and Brihanmumbai Krida Ani Lalit Kala Pratisthan (BKLP).
The second seed Hazel, who trains at the Rudrani Badminton Academy, defeated Aradhya Mohite 21-8, 21-10 to win the girls’ U-13 quarter-final match.
Earlier, Hazel Joshi and Aadiraj Shetty defeated Shriya Kulkarni and Ishan Roy 21-10, 21-17 in the Mixed U-13 Doubles quarter-finals. Hazel they combined well with
The top-seeded pair of Divisha Singh and Hazel Joshi got the better of Mahi Rasal and Tavasmi Mohta 21-14, 21-3 in the Girls’ U-13 doubles quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, in one of the biggest upsets, unseeded Mcdonald Colaco defeated number one seed Aadiraj Shetty 21-18, 21-17 in a Boys’ U-13 singles quarter-finals encounter.
Results – Mixed U-13 doubles (quarter-finals): Hazel Joshi/Aadiraj Shetty bt Shriya Kulkarni/Ishan Roy 21-10, 21-17; Ishan Barudwale/Mahi Rasal bt 3-Arya Shinde/Yadnesh Warghade 18-21, 21-19, 22-20;
Girls’ U-11 singles (quarter-finals): 1-Keyare Sakhare bt Kashvi Singh 21-11, 21-10; 3-Krisha Goyal bt Viha Gurav 21-13, 21-17;
Boys’ U-11 singles (quarter-finals): 1-Raghav Niwarti bt Advait Bhondve 21-12, 21-17;
3-Shaunak Kelkar bt Rushabh Rokade 21-7, 21-4;
Girls’ U-13 singles (quarter-finals): 1-Divisha Singh bt Myra Goradia 21-7, 21-14; Agrima Rana bt Kairavi Kulkarni 21-14, 22-20; Rudra Manohar bt Ojas Landge 21-15, 22-24, 21-13;
Girls’ U-13 doubles (quarter-finals): Manasvi Pawar/Shriya Kulkarni bt 4-Purva Hande/Tejaswi Darekar 21-18, 16-21, 27-25; 1-Divisha Singh/Hazel Joshi bt Mahi Rasal/Tavasmi Mohta 21-14, 21-3;
Boys’ U-13 singles (quarter-finals): Mcdonald Colaco bt 1-Aadiraj Shetty 21-18, 21-17;
Girls’ U-13 doubles (quarter-finals): 1-Divisha Singh/Hazel Joshi bt Mahi Rasal/Tavasmi Mohta 21-14, 21-3;
Boys’ U-13 doubles (quarter-finals): 1-Aadiraj Shetty/Ronit Jadhav bt Arnav Sarode/Darsheel Meshram 21-14, 18-21, 21-14;