Top seed Purva Barve secured the women’s singles title with a dominant straight-game win, while unseeded Dev Ruparelia clinched the men’s crown at the Manoj Ramchandra State Open Badminton Tournament 2026 in Mumbai. Both champions displayed strong performances to emerge victorious in their respective finals.
Mumbai, March 30: Pune shuttler Purva Barve lived up to her top billing by lifting the women’s singles crown. The number one seed, Purva, showed excellent skills and superb court craft to register an authoritative 21-15, 21-12 win against third seed Shreya Bhosale in the finals of the Yonex Sunrise Manoj Ramchandra Memorial State Open Badminton Tournament 2026, conducted by the North Indian Association (NIA) and Jitesh Padukone Academy, under the auspices of the Maharashtra Badminton Association, and played at the NIA courts. The tournament is being supported jointly by SVC Co-Operative Bank and Saraswat Co-Operative Bank.
Ruparelia triumphs in men’s singles
Unseeded Dev Ruparelia clinched the men’s singles title as he got the better of third seed Sarvesh Yadav in two closely fought games, winning 21-18, 21-18.
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