Young CCI players dominated the Yonex Sunrise CCI-GMBA Mumbai District Badminton Championship 2026 held at Cricket Club of India, Churchgate. Rudra Gawde (U-15), Ruhaan Bhatia (U-15), Akshat Raisurana (U-17) and Harshit Mahimkar (U-19) won titles in their categories, while Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye and Ajay Meena claimed senior singles crowns in closely contested matches across events.
Mumbai, June 21: CCI promising shuttlers, Rudra Gawde (Girls' U-15), Ruhaan Bhatia (Boys' U-15), Akshat Raisurana (Boys' U-17) and Harshit Mahimkar (Boys' U-19) proved their mettle to emerge champions in their respective events of the Yonex Sunrise CCI-GMBA Mumbai District Badminton Championship 2026, organised by the Cricket Club of India in association with the Greater Mumbai Badminton Association (GMBA), played at the CCI courts, Churchgate.
Rudra showed loads of versatility as she mixed caution with aggression to outsmart Anvisha Ghorpade to register a well-deserved 21-14, 21-17 victory in the girls' U-15 finals.
Later, in the Boys' U-15 final, which was contested between CCI players Ruhaan Bhatia got the better of his younger opponent Vivaan Waingankar, coasting to a 21-6, 21-17 win.
The Boys' U-17 finals, also featured CCI challengers with top seed Akshat Raisurana defeating Dhruv Pawar in straight games at 21-18, 21-13.
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