Sikar: The Rajasthan Sub-Junior (Under-11 and Under-13) State Badminton Championship 2026, under the aegis of Rajasthan Badminton Association, is being organised from October 21 to 26 at Shekhawati Public School in Losan, Sikar.On the first day of the competition, qualifying matches of boys and girls singles and doubles category were played. The players performed brilliantly and won their respective matches to move up.In the Under-13 boys singles category, Nikhil defeated Hetwik Jangid 15-7, 15-11, Siddharth Dhadich downed Manvit 15-2, 15-4, while Harshit Chaudhary got the better of Kanishk Agarwal 15-8, 15-7.
The Rajasthan Sub-Junior (U-11 and U-13) State Badminton Championship, under the aegis of Rajasthan Badminton Association, begins at Shekhawati Public School in Losan, Sikar on Wednesday
Jatin Gupta edged past Yuven Pratap 13-15, 15-6, 15-10 in an exciting three-game encounter, Lakshya Jain thrashed Madhav 15-1, 15-2, Nitin Singh Taragi trounced Naitik Kholvad 15-5, 15-8, while Kovid Chaudhary prevailed over Akshat Bhaipalawat 15-11, 15-13.In other outings, Ekansh Singh thumped Nishant Kholvad 15-11, 15-12, while Samvrit Gupta overcame the challenge of Utkarsh Sankhla 15-10, 16-14 to advance to the next round.
The Rajasthan Sub-Junior (U-11 and U-13) State Badminton Championship, under the aegis of Rajasthan Badminton Association, begins at Shekhawati Public School in Losan, Sikar on Wednesday
In the second qualification round of the Under-13 boys singles, Daksh made the light work of Kanishk 15-7, 15-5, Vedansh Od outclassed Hian Purohit 15-10, 15-13, while Shalin Chaudhary rallied back superbly to beat Arshbir Singh Arora 6-15, 15-13, 15-11.In the U-13 girls singles section, Geet Sharma defeated Gargi Chaudhary 15-8, 15-7, Yashita Swami defeated Siya Kanwar 15-5, 15-5 and Parul Chaudhary defeated Anjali 16-18, 15-7, 15-9. Pratishtha Agarwal defeated Priyanshi Soni 7-15, 15-7, 15-10, Avika Meena defeated Harshita 15-5, 15-8, Bhavya Agarwal defeated Shailja Verma 15-8, 15-13 and Kanan Yadav defeated Yashika Jain 15-6, 15-8. Aadhya Chaudhary won by defeating Dakshita Sharma 15-12, 15-7.In the Under-11 boys singles category, Mihul Kamra defeated Priyanshu 15-1, 15-10, Nishant Khaturia defeated Siddhant Meel 15-12, 15-7, Avik Gupta defeated Niyansh Khatri 17-15, 19-17 and Puranjay Singh Rathore defeated Jayant Faujdar 15-6, 15-3.In the U-13 boys doubles category, the matches were also exciting. The pair of Darshit Yadav and Tejas Vashisht defeated Adhiraj Chaudhary and Parikshit Jangid 15-6, 15-10. Keshav Mittal and Yuvansh Kumawat defeated Avirath Kane and Shaurya Pratap 15-13, 15-10. Mayank Khoraniya and Samvrit Gupta defeated Jasna Ahuja and Panav Jain 15-10, 15-11. Nishank Khichar and Shauryaveer Singh defeated Manvik Thalor and Vishvaraj Singh 15-4, 15-2. The pair of Anshul Kaushik and Harshit Sharma defeated Naitik Kholwad and Nishant Kholwad 15-3, 15-1.In the Under-11 boys’ doubles category, Anirudh Mishra and Avik Gupta defeated Anay and Kapish 15-9, 15-6, while Jaitik Kasaniya and Shaurya Kumawat defeated Pinank and Takshjeet 15-3, 15-6.Organising committee president Bajrang Lal Ranwan said that for the first time, a record number of entries have been received in this age group. In the first day’s matches, the young players demonstrated their technique, athletic skills, and competitive ability.He stated that the tournament will be inaugurated on October 23 at 10 am. The draw for the main rounds was held today at 5pm. The chief referee is Trilok Shukla and the match controller is Vineet Sharma, said Rajasthan Badminton Association secretary KK Sharma.
