- Nadgonde Ravens win PYC Badminton title
- Belfins Tigers lost 4-3 in the final
- Rian Karandikar-Sara Navare's victory sealed the title
Pune/Badminton: Nadgonde Ravens won the 12th PYC-Truspace Trophy Badminton League Championship organized by PYC Hindu Gymkhana. In the final, the Ravens defeated the Belfins Tigers 4-3 to win the trophy. PYC Hindu Gymkhana In the final match held at the club's badminton court, Ravens put up a tough fight from the start. In the first match of Gold open doubles, Ravens' Prateek Dharmadhikari and Kedar Nadgonde defeated Tigers' Ishan Lagoo and Nikhil Chitale 15-11, 15-12 to give the team a winning start.
After Oya, in the third open doubles match, Tigers' Mihir Vinze and Preeti Sapre defeated Ravens' Manish Shah and Pranjali Nadgonde 15-03, 15-07 to level the match. Amod Pradhan and Anand Ghate defeated Avinash Doshi and Sameer Sawla 16-14, 17-15 to give the Tigers the lead in the fourth match of the adult doubles.
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Karna, a powerful stroke of success
In the fifth match of the adult doubles, Chandrasekhar Apte and Vishwas Mokashi of Ravens defeated Bal Kulkarni and Parikshit Deval 20-18, 15-09 to bring the Ravens back into the tie. Then, in the sixth open doubles match, Tigers' Karna Mehta and Yash Mehendale defeated Ravens' Ashay Kashyap and Vinit Rathi 11-15, 16-14, 15-13 to regain the lead. achieved Therefore, the result of the final match depended on the mixed doubles match.
Honored with trophies and medals
In the mixed doubles decider, Rian Karandikar and Sara Navare of Ravens defeated Tanmay Chobhe and Neha Lagoo 15-07, 12-15, 15-10. With this victory, Ravens won the final match 4-3 and won the tournament title. The winning Nadgonde Ravens team was awarded with trophy and medals. PYC Hindu Gymkhana President Kumar Tamhane, Secretary Deepak Gadgil, Joint Secretary Sarang Lagoo and Truspace Director Ashwin Trimal distributed the prize. Ulhas Trimal, Mystic Jungle's Soham Joshi, Club Badminton Department Secretary Tanmay Agashe, Nandan Dongre, Abhishek Tamhane, Siddharth Bhave, Shirish Sathe, Amod Pradhan and other dignitaries were present on this occasion.
The thrill of Badminton! Matches played on PYC courts; Belfins Tigers win in senior group
Other prize winners
Best Pair (Gold Doubles): Kedar Nadgonde/Pratik Dharmadhikari
Best Pair (Silver Doubles) : Karna Mehta/Yash Mehendle
Best Pair (Bronze Doubles) : Abhishek Tamhane/Tanish Belgalkar
Best Pair (Senior Doubles): Makrand Chitale/Anil Dedge
Best Pair (Mixed Doubles): Rhian Karandikar/Sara Navare
Player of the Tournament (Men) : Prateek Dharmadhikari/Karna Mehta
Player of the Tournament (Women): Sara Navare
Player of the Tournament (Senior): Siddharth Sathe/Hemant Karmarkar
Emerging Player : Anvit Rajwade
Match of the Tournament: Ishan Lagu/Nikhil Chitale Vs. Anish Rane/Krishnanil Gore