Jaipur: Jaipur players put on a superb performance at the Rajasthan Sub-Junior Under-15 State Badminton Championship which concluded at the DMR Badminton Academy, Vaishali Nagar, here on Friday.The Pink City shuttlers displayed their strength in the doubles and singles finals to stamp their authority in style in the five-day tournament, which was organised by the Jaipur District Badminton Association under the auspices of the Rajasthan Badminton Association.Players from various districts, including Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur, Bhilwara, Kota, Bikaner, and Dausa, showcased their talent in the annual competition.In the boys’ singles final, Yuvraj Singh Shekhawat of Jaipur battled past Kanha Gurjar of Dausa in straight games, 15-13, 15-13, to win the title. In the girls’ singles final, Lakshita Bhardwaj of Jodhpur had no problem in dismissing Khushi Sharma of Jaipur, 15-4, 15-6.
Winners of the U-15 boys doubles receive prize from the guests after the completion of the Rajasthan Sub-Junior Under-15 State Badminton Championship
In the boys’ doubles final, Harsh Kandpal and Utkarsh Singh Rathore of Jaipur rallied back superbly to oust Vardhadh and Varshit of Jhunjhunu in a close contest, 5-15, 16-14, 15-13, to clinch the title.In the girls’ doubles final, the pair of Kiara Goyal and Lakshita Bhardwaj of Jodhpur trounced Ojaswita Dubey and Pearl Pareek of Jaipur, 15-6, 15-10.In the mixed doubles final, the pair of Satvik Agarwal from Kota and Lakshita Bhardwaj from Jodhpur won the title by defeating Anand Maderna from Nagaur and Yashvita Mewara from Bhilwara 15-10, 15-9.The semi-final matches also saw a tough competition between the players. In the boys’ singles, Kanha Gurjar shocked Satvik Agarwal 15-11, 15-4. In the girls’ singles, Lakshita Bhardwaj stunned Padmaja Singh 12-15, 15-10, 16-14 to reach the final. Khushi Sharma defeated Riddhi Batra 15-5, 15-11.
Top performers of the U-15 girls doubles with their prizes after the end of the Rajasthan Sub-Junior Under-15 State Badminton Championship in Jaipur on Friday
In the boys’ doubles, Vardhid and Varshit edged past Anand Maderna and Yuvraj Singh Shekhawat 15-12, 7-15, 15-12. Harsh Kandpal and Utkarsh Singh Rathore advanced to the finals, defeating Jigyas Yadav and Lakshya Raj Singh Nathawat 15-7, 15-7.In mixed doubles, Anand Maderna and Yashvita Mewara downed Vaibhav Agarwal and Kavya Chaudhary 15-8, 15-10, while Satvik Agarwal and Lakshita Bhardwaj got the better of Aman Gurjar and Sakshi Singh 15-4, 15-11.Organising committee secretary Dinesh Yadav said that the excellent performance of players from different districts in the competition provided an opportunity to see the emerging badminton talents in Rajasthan.
Lakshita Bhardwaj, Padmaja Singh, Aaradhya Dhingra, Satvik Agarwal and other seeded players moved up in the Rajasthan Sub-Junior U-15 State Badminton Championship 2026 at the DMR Badminton Academy on Wednesday
Rajasthan Badminton Association secretary KK Sharma, Jaipur District Badminton Association secretary Manoj Dasot, treasurer Atul Gupta and other association officials were present during the prize distribution function.
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