Nitika Bhatia secured a second-round victory in the girls’ group at the Yonex Sunrise Late Sitaram Pandey Memorial Second UP State Senior Major Badminton Championship-2026, defeating Jayati Kushwaha 30-23 at Green Park on Friday, according to local reports.
Bhatia controlled the match through superior stamina and endurance while executing a precise net game that repeatedly earned her points. In an identical result in the same round, Shivani Singh of NIR recorded a 30-23 victory over Anjul Patel of Prayagraj.
Men’s Division Clash Sees Shaurya Pratap Singh Advance
In the men’s category, Shaurya Pratap Singh of Lucknow defeated Mrinmay Yadav 30-28 in a closely contested encounter. Both players traded leads throughout the match before Singh closed out the victory with a decisive cross-court smash.
Additional men’s singles fixtures saw Siddharth Mishra of Lucknow defeat Aviral Kumar Yadav 30-16, while Shivam Yadav of Aligarh topped Manav Rawat 30-17. Devansh Govila of Aligarh eliminated Amitmay Biswas 30-15, and Atharv Sharma of Meerut beat Shivam Shekhar 30-18.
Girls’ Singles Results Across Opening Rounds
The tournament draw produced several decisive scorelines in the girls’ division. Divyanshi Gautam of Agra defeated Khushi of Ghaziabad 30-11, and Sneha Morya of Noida overcame Adwita Tyagi of Ghaziabad 30-16.
Aradhya Kushwaha of Aligarh defeated Rishika Yadav of Jhansi 30-8, Taranjit Kaur Basi of Moradabad beat Mudita Jalan of Kanpur 30-15, and Tanya Kashyap of Unnao posted a 30-5 win against Gargi Dhiman of Saharanpur. Shreya Santosh of Ballia eliminated Siddhi Jha of Kanpur 30-22.
Closer encounters included Kuhu of Agra defeating Maya Kumari of Jhansi 30-28, and Sneha Singh of Lucknow overcoming Shruti Chauhan of Noida 30-14. Simran Chaudhary of UPP beat Anishka of Kanpur 30-12, while Kajal Mishra of Mainpuri defeated Aradhya Yadav of Kanpur 30-8.
Expanded Men’s Singles Results
Further matches in the men’s bracket included Ansh Handa of Saharanpur defeating Divyanshu Singh 30-4, and Saumya Prakash Yadav of Prayagraj overcoming Aditya Sagar Agrahari 30-25. Akshansh Pandey of Muzaffarnagar recorded a 30-19 win against Vaibhav Omar.
Siddhant Salar of Lakhimpur Kheri defeated Rishank 30-27, Piyush Chauhan of Prayagraj beat Rudra Pratap Chaudhary 30-18, and Devanand Yadav of Varanasi eliminated Vivek Kushwaha 30-24.
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