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Unseeded Gandhar Patwardhan Stuns Fifth Seed Vivaan Waingankar In Maharashtra Badminton Tourney
24htopnews | June 28, 2026 1:08 AM CST

Unseeded Gandhar Patwardhan stunned fifth seed Vivaan Waingankar 15-11, 15-12 in Boys’ U-13 singles round of the Maharashtra State Sub-junior badminton selection tournament at Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi Sports Complex Mumbai. Fourth seed Shreeansh Naidu also advanced, while top Mixed Doubles seeds and second seeds progressed in closely contested matches, organisers said on Saturday in Mulund

Mumbai, June 27: Unseeded Gandhar Patwardhan scored a shock win against fifth seed Vivaan Waingankar pulling off a 15-11, 15-12 victory in a Boys’ U-13 singles round 32 match of the 1st ACE Realty-Yonex Sunrise Maharashtra State Sub-junior (U-11 & U-13) Selection Badminton Tournament 2026, organised by Maharashtra Badminton Association and Rudrani Badminton Academy and played at the Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Mulund, West on Saturday.

The tournament is jointly conducted by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and Brihanmumbai Krida Ani Lalit Kala Pratisthan (BKLP).

In another match, fourth seed Shreeansh Naidu got the better of Kartik Naidu registering a 15-11, 15-8 victory to advance to the prequarter-finals.

In a Mixed U-13 Doubles action, top seeds Aadiraj Shetty and Hazel Joshi overcame a spirited challenge from VaradChitale and Purva Hande posting a 15-7, 15-12 win to progress to the quarter-finals.


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