Vishwa Parab, Aaryan Karpe, Pragya Audi and Niharika Parwar were among the players who stormed into the semi-finals of the Waman (Dada) Kelekar Memorial State Sub Junior Badminton Ranking Tournament 2026, organised by Ponda Shuttlers under the aegis of Goa Badminton Association and Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) at Ponda.
In Boys U15 singles quarter-finals, Aaryan Karpe, Vishwa Parab, and Akshaj Tiwari advanced along with Michael Mare who registered a hard fought 5-15, 15-9, 16-14 win over Viraditya Pai Kane. In Girls U15 singles, top seed Pragya Audi, Astha Poudel, Avni Khyalia and Niharika Parwar progressed, with Astha registering a tight three-game win over fourth seed Palak Ramnathkar.
The Boys U15 doubles semifinals will feature Samarth Sakhalkar-Vishwa Parab, Ateendra Gaonkar – Viraditya Pai Kane, Akshaj Tiwari – Michael Ryan Mare, and Aaryan Karpe – Ryllan Dsouza. In mixed doubles, Ateendra Gaonkar – Palak Ramnathkar, Vishwa Parab – Niharika Parwar, Viraditya Pai Kane – Ashbah Tahasildar, and Michael Ryan Mare – Astha Poudel secured their places in the last four.
In Boys U17 singles quarterfinals, top seed Arnav Saraf, fourth seed Linesh Virnodkar, Atharv Sadaye and Sudhanva Udupa advanced to the semifinals. In Girls U17 singles, top seed Saanvi Audi, third seed Niharika Parwar, Anvitha Poojari and Dimple Revankar progressed to the last four.
