All-India Mixed Doubles Final Secures Gold for Hosts at Pune Junior Grand Prix
The all-India title match underscores the depth of India’s junior pool at a BWF-sanctioned event in Pune.
Overview
- C. Lalramsanga and Taarini Suri reached the mixed doubles final by defeating Japan’s Shuji Sawada and Aoi Banno 19-21, 21-12, 21-13.
- Vansh Dev and Shravani Walekar advanced to the title match after rallying past compatriots Bornil Aakash Changmai and Zenith Abbigail 16-21, 21-13, 21-19, ensuring India the gold medal.
- Unseeded Diksha Sudhakar moved into the women’s singles semifinals with a 21-11, 19-21, 21-9 upset of ninth seed Pimchanok Sutthiviriyakul of Thailand.
- Aanya Bisht and Angel Punera booked a place in the women’s doubles final, edging Japan’s Anri Yamanaka and Sona Yonemoto 21-19, 22-24, 21-15 to set up a meeting with fifth seeds Aoi Banno and Yuzu Ueno.
- Matches were staged at the P. E. Society’s Modern PDMBA Sports Complex in Pune, with the event organized by PDMBA under the auspices of BWF, BAI, and the Maharashtra Badminton Association.