Seventh seed Deon Gonsalves of Palghar District made short work of Raigad’s Himanshu Bhatkar, winning his Boys U-19 first round match 15-5, 15-13 at the Bombay gymkhana presents Yonex sunrise Bombay gymkhana Maharashtra open state badminton tournament 2026 here on Wednesday.
In other matches, Pune’s Sakar Dhakate dropped a game before rallying in the decider to defeat Mumbai Suburban’s Srinivasan Harsh 15-6, 9-15, 15-12. Raigad’s Ishan Desai also won in three games, getting the better of Thane’s Aryan Kharade 15-13, 13-15, 15-8.
In Boys U-17 action, Palghar’s Siddhant Krishnan and Solapur’s Tejas Ghadge scored straight game wins over Greater Mumbai’s Reyansh Asher and Rehaan Patel respectively.
Results:
Boys Singles U-19:
Deon Gonsalves (7)(Palghar) bt Himanshu Bhatkar (Raigad) 15-5, 15-13
Aman Anand (Mumbai Suburban) bt Chinmay More (Thane) 15-4, 15-5
Sakar Dhakate (Pune) bt Srinivasan Harsh (Mumbai Suburban) 15-6, 9-15, 15-12
Ishan Desai (Raigad) bt Aryan Kharade (Thane) 15-13, 13-15, 15-8
Boys Singles U-17:
Siddhant Krishnan (Palghar) bt Reyansh Asher (Greater Mumbai) 15-7, 15-3
Tejas Ghadge (Solapur) bt Rehaan Patel (Greater Mumbai) 15-9, 15-8
Ruhaan Bhatia (Greater Mumbai) bt Sameer Bind (Solapur) 15-4, 15-7
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