Jaipur: Matches of various categories were played on Monday in the Rajasthan Sub-Junior (Under-15) State Badminton Championship 2026, being held at the DMR Sports Academy in Jaipur under the aegis of the Rajasthan Badminton Association.Players from various districts of the state displayed excellent sportsmanship, technique and competitive spirit on Day 2 in the tournament. There was fierce competition between the players in the matches played in boys and girls singles, boys doubles, girls doubles and mixed doubles categories.Volga Sharma edged past Jianshi Kanwar 11-15, 16-14, 15-11 to enter the fourth round of qualifying of the ongoing competition at DMR Academy here. Manyavi Sharma battled past Pranjal Meghwal 16-14, 10-15, 15-12. Saanvi Agarwal made a brilliant comeback after losing the first game against Hetal Mehra and won the match 12-15, 15-9, 16-14. Sehar Khanna overcame the stiff challenge from Vedika Sharma 15-12, 5-15, 15-12, while Manvi Dhammachayo won a hard-fought victory by pipping Tisha Singh 17-15, 8-15, 15-13.Several matches in the boys’ singles category were also a highlight for the spectators. Ayush Singh Gogawat made a strong comeback after losing the first game against Aaradhya Jangid, registering a thrilling 5-15, 16-14, 18-16 win. Harshit Choudhary quelled the spirited challenge of Gurjot Singh 15-6, 16-18, 15-13.Udghosh Yadav defeated Akshat Bhaylaplawat 15-13, 11-15, 15-11. Mudit Singh downed Mannat Gupta 17-15, 13-15, 15-11 in a hard-fought victory. Deepanshu Tak rallied back splendidly to beat Divyansh Bhardwaj 12-15, 15-9, 16-14.In other matches, Sahaj Jain thumped Naitik Choudhary 15-13, 17-15, Suryansh Choudhary dismissed Daksh Chaudhary 13-15, 15-7, 15-7, while Manvendra Choudhary got the better of Mahendra Yadav 15-10, 13-15, 15-12. Anant Pahariya defeated Kabir Sevda 14-16, 15-4, 15-11.Anurag Ghotwal, Ishan Gaur, Aryan Pratap Takshak, Lavit Agarwal, Mayank Yadav, Divyansh Vyas, Anjaneya Suneja and Aditya Narayan also won their respective matches to move up.In other results of the girls singles category, Avika Meena thumped Anjali Bedwal 15-9, 15-9, Aaradhya Bishnoi accounted for Haripriya Bishnoi 15-7, 15-4, Geet Sharma outwitted Khushi Yadav 15-5, 15-10, while Ojaswita Dubey prevailed over Jovita Sharma 15-0, 15-3.Myra Singh Jadon defeated Kristi Rathore 15-2, 15-1. Aarushi Godara defeated Aaradhya Naruka 17-15, 15-7 and entered the next round.In the mixed doubles category, Kanha Gurjar and Pearl Pareek defeated Anshul Kaushik and Avishka Jain 15-8, 15-13. Utkarsh Singh Rathore and Aaradhya Dhingra defeated Khush Aggarwal and Kritika Singh 15-8, 15-8, and Aman Gurjar and Sakshi Singh defeated Rajveer and Anaya Sharma 15-6, 15-4.Organising secretary of the tournament, Dinesh Yadav, stated that the main draw was held at 5pm on Monday in the presence of players, parents, and technical officials. The girls’ and boys’ doubles matches are also being played as per the competition schedule. The competition is witnessing a fierce competition among the players to perform well and secure a place in the next round.
