The upcoming Goa Badminton League 2023 is set to be an intensely-contested team championship, judging by the fact that the recently-held players’ auction saw high-voltge bidding process as six franchises put together their teams capable of topping the third edition of the GBL organised by Chicalim Badminton Club under the aegis of Goa Badminton Association.
The power-packed GBL, which promises fiery action from every age-group sub-junior to veteran players, will be held on 21st and 22nd January at indoor stadium, Campal-Panaji. The ‘Principal Sponsors’ of GBL are M/s Solas Marine Group – Marine Solutions provider: Rebel’s Corner -Family Bar & Restaurant, Cansaulim; Priority Constructions, Panaji; Essen Group – Building & Construction, Vasco; IWebTechno – Tech solutions provider.
The organisers worked out the points format, to execute the auction process, at Chicalim on Sunday. Following are the six teams and their respective players/owners line-up.
ACE RAQUETEERS:
1 SANATH KAMAT – CAPTAIN
2 MANISH PANKHANIA – VICE CAPTAIN
3 SAIESH PRABHU
4 ABHISHEK SWAMI
5 ARSHAD SHAIKH
6 CHINMAY KAMAT
7 CHIRAG MAHALE
8 NAVIN PALYEKAR
9 PARAG CHAUHAN
10 UMAKANT SARGE
11 SANAND NAIR
12 SOHAM MANDREKAR
13 PRANAV NAIK
14 MOHAMMAD NADAF
15 RUDRA PHADTE
16 OMKAR SUTAR
17 SOHUM PRABHUDESAI
18 MOSES DEVAPPA
19 SWAPNIL MAHADESHWAR
20 SHUBHAM GAUNS DESAI
FEMALE PLAYERS
1 SANVI KELEKAR
2 MANJIRI MOKTALI
3 PRIYANKA KARKAL
4 MYRA DE NORONHA
TEAM OWNER: VIKAS NANU
ACE WARRIORS:
1 ARJUN FALLARY – CAPTAIN
2 VISHAL VERNEKAR – VICE CAPTAIN
3 ARNOLD RODRIGUES- PLAYING OWNER
4 SIDDHARTH HAZRA
5 NIRAJ HUMRASKAR
6 ANAND RANE
7 GAURANG BHANGUI
8 MOHIT CHAURASIA
9 KRISHNAPRASAD NAIK
10 SUSHIL NAYAK
11 KARAN NAIK
12 SHAILESH DIAS
13 SHANTARAM RAIKAR
14 DIVYESH SHIRSAT
15 NILESH DHARGALKAR
16 MIHIR DESSAI
17 GANESH PAI VERNEKAR
18 KRISHNANK FALLARY
19 SANDIP KANJI
20 SAVIO LAMB
FEMALE PLAYERS
1 MALAIKA LOBO
2 ANUSHKA KUVELKAR
3 AAROHI COUTONCAR
4 VRUSHALI CARDOZO
TEAM OWNER: CHANDRASHEKAR MADHALI & ARNOLD RODRIGUES
FLYING GRAVITY:
1 KARAN DHAVASKAR – CAPTAIN
2 YASH KUNKOLIENCAR – VICE CAPTAIN
3 SANJIB HAZRA
4 ASHMEET PARSEKAR
5 AFRAN SAYED
6 ARJUN CHAUHAN
7 CHETAN MAGDUM
8 SUSHANT SAWANT
9 SAMIR SANGODKAR
10 ADVAIT BALAKRISHNAN
11 RAMDAS PANDIT
12 ASHUTOSH NAIK
13 SOHAM NAIK
14 YASH GOKARNKAR
15 ROHIDAS GHADI
16 ARYAMAN SARAF
17 PRASHANT SHARMA
18 PARASMAY SHENOY
19 GEETESH DANGUI
20 AMEY DESAI
FEMALE PLAYERS
1 RIFA SHAIKH
2 NEHA SAHAKARI
3 MINOSHKA PEREIRA
4 RITIKA CHELLURI
TEAM OWNER: NILESH NAIK
GOAN REBELS:
1 FLOYD ARAUJO – CAPTAIN
2 DARWIN BARRETO – VICE CAPTAIN
3 VAIBHAV KAMAT
4 MAHESH BHANDARI
5 DAMODAR NAIK
6 KEWAL SAWANT
7 MANAV SHETGAONKAR
8 ASIF KHAN
9 NEHAL DESSAI
10 SAYED SAHIL AHMED
11 PRENOY DIAS
12 NITIN MAYENKAR
13 RITESH BORKAR
14 PRASAD PATIL
15 SHAMSUDEEN C K
16 NISHANT SHENAI
17 VINOD PALKAR
18 PRUTHAVIRAJ SHETKAR
19 AKSHAY PRABHU
20 RAJESH SHIRODKAR
FEMALE PLAYERS
1 JANHAVI VIRNODKAR
2 YASMIN SAYED
3 LAKSHITA SAWAL
4 SYNNOVIA D’SOUZA
TEAM OWNER: PRAVEEN SHENOY
POWER SMASHERS:
1 AYAAN SHEIKH – CAPTAIN
2 KAMLESH KANJI – VICE CAPTAIN
3 NAVNEET NASNODKAR – PLAYING OWNER
4 WAYNE FERNANDES
5 MEGHAL KAUTHANKAR
6 YASH DESAI
7 ADITYA DESAI
8 AMAN RAUT DESSAI
9 DR. NIKHIL PARULEKAR
10 PANKAJ NAIK
11 DATTAPRASAD PARAB
12 MAYURESH VAINGANKAR
13 MOHIT NAIK
14 VIRAJ SHIRVANT
15 MRUNAL BHATKANDE
16 RIDDESH MADGAONKAR
17 AJIT HALLIKAR
18 VINOD NAIK
19 IQBAL SHAIKH
20 VISHNU SHARMA
FEMALE PLAYERS
1 RIYA HALDANKAR
2 PRATISHTHA SHENOY
3 SAGUN SINGH
4 MANJU SASHIDHARAN
TEAM OWNER: DINESH PAI; CO-OWNER – NAVNEET NASNODKAR
SPARKLING STARS:
1 TEJAN FALLARY – CAPTAIN
2 AMIT KAKKAR – VICE CAPTAIN
3 RAJESH REPAL
4 TANAJI SAWANT
5 ASHUTOSH PEDNEKAR
6 VILAS VERNEKAR
7 ALEX AFONSO
8 AMEY MIRINGKAR
9 KUNAL SANVORDENKAR
10 AMEY CHARI
11 SANDEEP RIVONKAR
12 DHRUV ANGLE
13 SUNNY SAWANT
14 SADIQ ATTAR
15 NINAD KAMAT
16 KRITHIK SANGODKAR
17 VEERESH HIREMATH
18 MACHINDRA SHINDE
19 GURPREET KHANUJA
20 VIKAS HAJJE
FEMALE PLAYERS
1 ANAR SINGBAL
2 EMILIA SILVEIRA
3 SAMPURNA PATRA
4 NIHARIKA DOGRA
TEAM OWNER: YOGIRAJ KAMAT
