Manjiri Moktali emerged as the standout performer, clinching a remarkable triple crown, while Amit Kakkar, Betty Dourado, Cancio Mascarenhas, Kamlesh Kanji, Dr. Manju Khandeparker, Navneet Nasnodkar, Pradeep Dhond, Tanaji Sawant, and Vrushali Cardozo were similarly impressive, winning double crowns each at the Late Manohar Dhond Memorial State Major Ranking Badminton Tournament 2024, held at the Indoor Stadium, Campal, Panaji.
The State Ranking Tournament, jointly organised by Dhond’s Sports Club, Evening Badminton Group, and Panaji Krida Sankul in collaboration with the Sports Authority of Goa, served as a key selection tournament for the Masters (Veteran) Nationals, set to take place in Goa in March next year. The tournament featured events for men and women from 35+ age groups up to 70+ years.
The winners and runners-up across various categories are as follows:
Winners:
Navneet Nasnodkar (MS 35+), Jatinder Singh and Navneet Nasnodkar (MD 35+), Amit Kakkar and Preetika Kakkar (XD 35+), Pankaj Naik (MS 40+), Amit Kakkar and Krishnanand Vernekar (MD 40+), Betty Dourado (WS 40+), Louanne Almeida and Milagrina Mascarenhas (WD 40+), Patrick Gonsalves and Betty Dourado (XD 40+), Govind Sinai Navelkar (MS 45+), Kamlesh Kanji and Sandip Kanji (MD 45+), Supriya Pai Kuchelkar (WS 45+), Kamlesh Kanji and Manjiri Moktali (XD 45+), Krishnaprasad Naik (MS50+), Archana Marya (WS 50+), Kishore Raghubans and Mahesh Pauskar (MD 50+), Volusiano Dourado (MS 55+), Dhananjay Sirsat and Pradeep Prabhu (MD 55+), Manjiri Moktali (WS 55+), Manjiri Moktali and Vrushali Cardozo (WD 55+), Agnelo Da Cunha and Vrushali Cardozo (XD 55+), Rupchandra Humraskar (MS 60+), Ashok Menon and Iftikhar Shaikh (MD 60+), Manju Khandeparker (WS 60+), Pradeep Dhond and Manju Khandeparker (XD 60+), Cancio Mascarenhas (MS 65+), Cancio Mascarenhas and Peter Tellis (MD 65+), Tanaji Sawant (MS 70+), Pradeep Dhond and Tanaji Sawant (MD 70+).
Runners-up:
Parteek Mahajan (MS 35+), Ankush Patil and Sebastian Ferrao (MD 35+), Wilbur Cota and Louanne Almeida (XD 35+), Sebastian Ferrao (MS 40+), Ameya Miringkar and Viraj Shriwant (MD 40+), Antoneta Marecala (WS 40+), Betty Dourado and Vineeta Adpaikar (WD 40+), Ehrlick Ataide and Rashmi Lobo (XD 40+), Parag Chauhan (MS 45+), Parag Chauhan and Shamsudeen C K (MD 45+), Vineeta Adpaikar (WS 45+), Shamsudeen C K and Milagrina Mascarenhas (XD 45+), Sandeep Fowkar (MS50+), Jayashree Fernandes (WS 50+), Ayub C K and Sandeep Fowkar (MD 50+), Pradosh Silimkhan (MS 55+), Pradosh Silimkhan and Wilson C D’Souza (MD 55+), Harneet Assi (WS 55+), Celly Coutinho and Dr Vanita Talaulikar (WD 55+), Rajan Mathew and Celly Coutinho (XD 55+), Filipe Barbosa (MS 60+), Cholu Gauns and Rupchandra Humraskar (MD 60+), Judy Braganza (WS 60+), Jeffrey Dsouza and Judy Braganza (XD 60+), Ravindranath Uchil (MS 65+), A Surendra Kamath and Satishchandra K (MD 65+), Satish Kudchadkar (MS 70+), Jeffrey Dsouza and Satish Kudchadkar (MD 70+).
