PANAJI

Mohammed Umar Shaikh, Sparsh Kolwalkar, Devansh Sakpal, Ritika Chelluri and Pragya Audi booked their berths in the finals of the State Badminton Ranking Tournament 2025, being played at the Indoor Stadium, Campal, Panaji.

The event is organised by Panjim Badminton Club and Panaji Krida Sankul in collaboration with the North Goa District Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa, under the aegis of the Goa Badminton Association.

In the Boys U15 section, top seed Mohammed Umar Shaikh lived up to his billing, defeating third seed Atharv Sadaye 21-16, 21-18 in the semifinals, while Sparsh Kolwalkar stunned fourth seed Arnav Saraf 21-16, 21-13 to advance to the title clash.

Earlier in the quarterfinals, Umar had beaten Vihaan Naik 21-14, 21-19, Atharv got the better of Vi

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