NAVELIM: Goa’s Darwin Baretto / Kishore Raghubans in Men’s Doubles 45+ and Kanji Brothers (Sandip and Kamlesh) have moved into the second round of the All-India Masters Ranking Badminton Tournament in progress in Goa. Darwin has also moved into the next round in 45+ Mixed Doubles along with his partner Supriya Pai Kuchelkar.
On day five of the tournament, matches in the categories of 35+ to 50+ age groups, commenced at the Manohar Parrikar Indoor stadium here at Navelim where 700+ players will be in action through the week, competing for a berth in BWF World Seniors championships in Spain.
After an excellent performance in the Senior age bracket of 55+ to 75+ categories, where Goan Shuttlers won a rich haul of medals; Goa will pin it’s hopes on India number one ranked players, Sandhya Melasheemi and Kanji Brothers along with Amit Kakkar / Vishal Vernekar to add to their list of medals.
