Mumbai players made confident beginnings to their campaign, scoring straightforward wins to advance in the Yonex-Sunrise State U-19 Badminton Selection tournament, organized by GMBA, promoted by Badminton Gurukul and hosted by Willingdon SC.Jayden Noronha and Gowtham Hari of Mumbai Suburban, outplayed Thane’s Hardik Motwani and Amravati’s Parth Yadeta 15-8, 15-8 and 15-5, 15-4 respectively, while Greater Mumbai’s Harshit Maimkar got the better of Ahilyanagar’s Mithilesh Pawar 15-6, 15-5.In the Boys U-19 doubles round of 32 matches, Sairaj Nayse (Nagpur) and Satya Chauhan (Mumbai Suburban) defeated Apurv Davadte (Thane) and Tanishq Kenjale (Pune) 17-15, 16-14 in a closely contested encounter.Both Sairaj Nayse and Satya Chauhan are trainees of the Arundhati Arun Badminton Academy, Nagpur.RESULTS (DAY 1)Boys singles U-19 (Round of 128): Jayden Noronha, Mumbai Suburb, def. Hardik Motwani, Thane, 15-8 15-8; Harshit Mahimkar, Greater Mumbai, def. Mithilesh Pawar, Ahilyanagar, 15-6 15-5; Gowtham K Hari, Mumbai Suburb, def. Parth Tayade, Amravati, 15-5 15-4; Om Warbhe, Chandrapur, def. Jinay Sakariya, Thane, 17-15 15-7Boys doubles U-19 (Round of 32): Sairaj Nayse, Nagpur, and Satya Chauhan, Mumbai Suburb, def. Apurv Davadate, Thane, and Tanishq Kenjale, Pune, 17-15 16-14; Mukkesh Yadavar, Raigad, and Pravit Sahu, Mumbai Suburb, def. Aditya Khamkar, Satara, and Atharva Rane, Mumbai Suburb, 15-12 15-11; Raghavendra Yadav, Pune, and Yash More, Parbhani, def. Arjun Pawar, Ratnagiri, and Aryan Gada, Thane, 15-12 17-19 15-9; Aditya Poojary and Prasanna Manna, Sangli, def. Raj Munde, Beed, and Shaurya Sanap, Ratnagiri, 15-9 15-8.
