Unseeded Spruha Joshi of Mumbai Suburban eliminated top seed Yuvika Bajaj 9-15, 20-18, 15-9 to reach the Girls U-19 final at the Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra Open State Badminton Tournament 2026.
After dropping the opening game, Joshi won the second game by saving key points before winning the decider, Tripura Times reported.
Joshi advances to meet Anvisha Ghorpade of Greater Mumbai, who defeated Pune’s Sharvari Warwantkar 15-11, 15-10.
Harshit Mahimkar Pursues Double Crown After Upset Win
Harshit Mahimkar of Greater Mumbai kept himself in contention for two titles by defeating top seed Vinay Patil 11-15, 16-14, 15-3 in the men’s singles semifinals.
Mahimkar saved the match in a tense second game before running away with the third to secure the upset.
Earlier in the day, Harshit Mahimkar defeated fourth seed Ishan Wankhede 15-13, 15-10 to advance to the Under-19 Boys final.
Semifinal Results Across Age Categories
In the Boys U-17 doubles, top seeds Aditya Padwal and Aryan Nair of Thane survived a close encounter against Chandranshu Gundle and Mayank Rajput, prevailing 15-13, 8-15, 17-15.
In the Girls U-17 singles semifinals, third seed Imaan Motorwala defeated Swarali Thorve 15-8, 13-15, 15-6, while second seed Anvisha Ghorpade beat Rudra Gawde 15-4, 15-12.
Boys U-17 singles action saw Akshat Raisurana defeat Anmol Sharma 15-7, 15-11, and Dhruv Pawar overcome Aarussh Saple 9-15, 15-11, 15-12.
In the Boys U-19 singles, sixth seed Ruturaj Chipat beat Om Warbhe 15-13, 15-8.
Dhanvi Nair and Sanvi Mali Win Girls U-17 Doubles
Girls U-17 doubles matches featured Dhanvi Nair and Sanvi Mali defeating Anvi More and Iva Goel 8-15, 15-11, 15-11, alongside Imaan Motorwala and Rudra Gawde overcoming Anvisha Ghorpade and Mahi Churi 15-17, 15-11, 15-8.
In Boys U-17 doubles, Akshat Raisurana and Vikrant Negi defeated Aarav Chettiar and Shivam Chaure 15-11, 15-8.
Girls U-19 doubles saw Khushi Pahwa and Yuvika Bajaj beat Devanshi Shinde and Vedika Kulkarni 15-13, 15-6, while Pranjal Dedhia and Saisha Naik defeated Imaan Motorwala and Rudra Gawde 15-11, 9-15, 15-4.
Boys U-19 doubles matches concluded with Nidhish More and Yash Dhembare beating Akshat Raisurana and Harshit Mahimkar 15-10, 15-9, and Deon Gonsalves pairing with Ruturaj Chipat to defeat Aryan Pednekar and Ethan Dsouza 15-13, 15-11.
In women’s singles, Shreya Rathod defeated Pranali Wadar 15-12, 13-15, 15-13, and Vanshika Tulsani beat Harshita Patil 11-15, 15-12, 15-6.
Men’s singles matches featured fourth seed Ved Bhoir defeating Nishnat Galande 15-3, 15-11, and Harshit Mahimkar beating top seed Vinay Patil 11-15, 16-14, 15-3.
Men’s doubles winners included Nidhish More and Vinay Patil over Krishna Bhattad and Ritvik Sheth 15-5, 15-9, and Viplav Kuvale and Viraj Kuvale defeating Avinash S and Pratik Tiwari 15-9, 15-10.
Mixed doubles semifinals ended with Soham Phatak and Siya Singh beating Shivaan Mishra and Khushi Pahwa 15-8, 15-10, and Krishna Majethia and Aparna Bane overcoming Ruturaj Chipat and Prisha Shah 15-12, 7-15, 15-10.
Tournament Finals Schedule
The finals across all age categories take place on Sunday at the Bombay Gymkhana.
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