The Yonex Sunrise CCI-GMBA Mumbai District Badminton Championship 2026, organised by the Cricket Club of India (CCI) with the Greater Mumbai Badminton Association (GMBA), is taking place at the CCI courts in Churchgate. CCI shuttlers win several finals across age categories. In the Girls’ U-15 final, Rudra Gawde defeats Anvisha Ghorpade 21-14, 21-17. In the Boys’ U-15 final, Ruhaan Bhatia tops Vivaan Waingankar 21-6, 21-10. For Boys’ U-17, Akshat Raisurana beats Dhruv Pawar 21-18, 21-13, while Anvisha Ghorpade earlier claims the Girls’ U-17 title by defeating home favourite Thea Seth 21-19, 21-12. In the Boys’ U-19 final, Harshit Mahimkar overcomes Akshat Raisurana 18-21, 21-7, 21-15 to secure the title. Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye wins the Girls’ U-19 title 21-6, 21-8 over Devanshi Shinde. Women’s and Men’s singles winners are also decided, with Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye winning Women’s singles and Ajay Meena winning Men’s singles.
CCI players win multiple titles at Yonex Sunrise CCI-GMBA Mumbai District Badminton Championship 2026
The Yonex Sunrise CCI-GMBA Mumbai District Badminton Championship 2026, organised by the Cricket Club of India (CCI) with the Greater Mumbai Badminton Association (GMBA), is taking place at the CCI co...
- The event is the Yonex Sunrise CCI-GMBA Mumbai District Badminton Championship 2026, organised by CCI with GMBA at the CCI courts in Churchgate.
- Rudra Gawde wins the Girls’ U-15 title, beating Anvisha Ghorpade 21-14, 21-17.
- Ruhaan Bhatia wins the Boys’ U-15 title, beating Vivaan Waingankar 21-6, 21-10.
- Akshat Raisurana wins the Boys’ U-17 title, beating Dhruv Pawar 21-18, 21-13.
- Harshit Mahimkar wins the Boys’ U-19 title, beating Akshat Raisurana 18-21, 21-7, 21-15.
Mumbai, June 21: CCI promising shuttlers, Rudra Gawde (Girls' U-15), Ruhaan Bhatia (Boys' U-15), Akshat Raisurana (Boys' U-17) and Harshit Mahimkar (Boys' U-19) proved their mettle to emerge champions in their respective events of the Yonex Sunrise CCI-GMBA Mumbai District Badminton Championship 2026, organised by the Cricket Club of India in association with the Greater Mumbai Badminton Association (GMBA), played at the CCI courts, Churchgate.Rudra showed loads of versatility as she mixed caution with aggression to outsmart Anvisha Ghorpade to register a well-deserved 21-14, 21-17 victory in the girls' U-15 finals.Later, in the Boys' U-15 final, which was contested between CCI players Ruhaan Bhatia got the better of his younger opponent Vivaan Waingankar, coasting to a 21-6, 21-17 win.The Boys' U-17 finals, also featured CCI challengers with top seed Akshat Raisurana defeating Dhruv Pawar in straight games at 21-18, 21-13.History Maker! Harmanpreet Kaur Presented With Special '200 Jersey', Cap By Coach Muzumdar & Smriti Mandhana CCI's talented teenager Harshit Mahimkar, the top seed rallied to overcome club mate and second seed Akshat Raisurana in three games closing out a 18-21, 21-7, 21-15 victory to clinch the Boys' U-19 title.Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye and Ajay Meena won the Women and Men singles titles respectively.Result - Girls' U-15 singles (Finals): Rudra Gawde bt Anvisha Ghorpade 21-14, 21-17.Boys' U-15 singles (Finals): 1-Ruhaan Bhatia bt Vivaan Waingankar 21-6, 21-10.Boys' U-17 singles (Finals): 1-Akshat Raisurana bt Dhruv Pawar 21-18, 21-13.Boys' U-19 singles (Finals): 1-Harshit Mahimkar bt 2-Akshat Raisurana 18-21, 21-7, 21-15.Women's singles (Finals): 1-Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye vs Chitwan Khatri 21-13, 21-11.Men's singles (Finals): 1-Ajay Meena bt 2-Harshit Mahimkar 21-17, 23-22.
15 hours agoMumbai, June 20: Anvisha Ghorpade struck good form and went on to defeat home favourite Thea Seth in straight games coasting to a 21-19, 21-12 victory in the Girls’ U-17 finals of the CCI Yonex Sunrise Mumbai District Badminton Championship 2026, organised by the Cricket Club of India in association with the Greater Mumbai Badminton Association (GMBA), played at the CCI courts, Churchgate.Meanwhile, CCI talented teenager Akshat Raisurana progressed to the Boys’ U-17 and U-19 finals.In the U-17 semi-finals, the number one seed Akshat defeated his younger teammate Ruhaan Bhatia 21-3, 21-4. In the fina, he will meet Dhruv Pawar, who knocked out second second seed Vikrant Negi posting a 21-9, 18-21, 21-9 verdict.Later, in the U-19 semi-finals, the second seed Akshat got the better of Vikrant Negi 21-15, 22-20. In the other semi-final, top seed Harshit Mahimkar comfortably overcame Dhruv Pawar winning at 21-12, 21-9.Thane Police Athlete Sheetal Kharatmal Wins Bronze At Asian MMA Championship, Qualifies For World GamesAs expected Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye won the Girls’ U-19 title defeating Devanshi Shinde 21-6, 21-8 in the final.Results - Boys U-17 singles (Semi-finals): Dhruv Pawar bt 2-Vikrant Negi 21-9, 18-21, 21-9; 1-Akshat Raisurana by Ruhaan Bhatia 21-3, 21-4.Boys' U-19 singles (semi-finals): 2-Akshat Raisurana bt Vikrant Negi 21-15, 22-20; 1-Harshit Mahimkar bt Dhruv Pawar 21-12, 21-9.Girls' U-17 (Finals): Anvisha Ghorpade bt Thea Sheth 21-19, 21-12.Girls' U-19 singles (Finals): 1-Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye bt Devanshi Shinde 21-6, 21-8.Women's singles (Semi-finals): Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye bt Devanshi Shinde 21-8, 21-4; Chitwan Khatri bt 2-Shivani Herlekar 21-12, 21-19.Men's singles (Semi-finals): 1-Ajay Meena bt Nigel D'Sa 21-8, 24-26, 21-19; 2-Harshit Mahimkar bt Kanishq Gurram 21-18, 21-12.
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