Sikar: Lokesh Gurjar and Kavya Choudhary bagged twin titles as the Rajasthan State Sub-Junior (Under-11 and Under-13) Badminton Championship 2026 concluded in Sikar on Monday.The five-day long tournament was organised by the Rajasthan Badminton Association at the Shekhawati Public School in Sikar.Players in the boys’ and girls’ singles and doubles categories performed brilliantly. Many matches lasted three games, with players displaying excellent athletic skills, patience, and determination, stated Rajasthan Badminton Association secretary KK Sharma.RESULTSU-13 boys singles semifinals: Lokesh Gurjar (Jhunjhunu) bt Naitik Bansal (Jaipur) 15-8, 15-9; Rakshit Singh Mehra (Jaipur) bt Lakshyait Rewad (Jaipur) 15-5, 15-1.Final: Lokesh Gurjar (Jhunjhunu) bt Rakshit Singh Mehra (Jaipur) 13-15, 16-14, 15-10.U-13 girls singles semifinals: Kavya Chaudhary (RJSD) bt Rashi Singhal (Jaipur) 15-3, 15-5; Arvi Saini (Jaipur) bt Miraya Fageria (Jaipur) 15-7, 15-6.Final: Kavya Chaudhary (RJSD) bt Miraya Fageria (Jaipur) 14-16, 17-15, 15-3.U-11 boys singles semi-finals: Kapil Rathore (Bikaner) bt Yuvan Goyal (Jodhpur) 15-11, 5-15, 15-8; Lakshyait Rewad (Jaipur) bt Aksharaj Shrotriya (Bhilwara) 15-6, 15-10.Final: Lakshyait Rewad (Jaipur) bt Kapil Rathod (Bikaner) 15-13, 15-9.U-11 girls’ singles semi-finals: Saanvi Mehta (Jodhpur) 15-9, 15-9 bt Sneha Negi (Bikaner); Rashi Singhal (Jaipur) bt Pranjal Choudhary (Ajmer) 15-6, 15-6.Final: Saanvi Mehta (Jodhpur) bt Rashi Singhal (Jaipur) 15-10, 15-8.U-13 boys doubles semi-finals: Lokesh Gurjar (Jhunjhunu)-Rakshit Singh Mehra (Jaipur) bt Dhruv Dangi (Udaipur)-Reyansh Bhardwaj (Chittorgarh) 15-7, 15-7; Naitik Bansal (Jaipur)-Parth Bhakar (Bikaner) bt Bhowmik (Ajmer) and Khush Aggarwal (Ajmer) 15-9, 15-8.Final: Lokesh Gurjar-Rakshit Singh Mehra bt Naitik Bansal-Parth Bhakar 15-3, 15-7.U-13 girls’ doubles semi-finals: Lucky Shekhawat (Sikar)-Yashhi Soni (Sriganganagar) bt Aaradhya Bishnoi-Kariya Arya (Jaipur) 15-7, 15-11; Kavya Chaudhary-Miraya Fageria (Jaipur) bt Sneha Negi-Vidhi Negi (Bikaner) 15-4, 15-6.Final: Kavya Chaudhary-Miraya Fageria bt Lucky Shekhawat-Yashi Soni 15-4, 15-6.U-11 boys doubles semi-finals: Daksh Singh Shekhawat-Kapil Rathore (Bikaner) bt Himakshay Jharwal-Mehul Shehrara (Jaipur) 15-7, 15-13;Aksharaj Shrotriya (Bhilwara)-Ishan Choudhary (Sriganganagar) bt Lakshyait Rewad-Shaurya Tanwar (Jaipur) 15-8, 14-16, 15-7.Final: Himaksh Jharwal-Mehul Shehrara (Jaipur) bt Lakshyait Rewad-Shaurya Tanwar (Jaipur) 15-8, 15-7.U-11 girls’ doubles final: Parul Choudhary-Pranjal Choudhary (Ajmer) bt Rashi Singhal (Jaipur)-Sanvi Mehta (Jodhpur) 15-8, 15-5.The tournament saw intense competition between players in the Under-11 and Under-13 singles and doubles categories. Three-game matches made the competition even more exciting.
