Mysuru: The seven-day Karnataka State Sub-Junior U-15 and U-17 Badminton Championships 2026 concluded at Health City Badminton Courts in Kanakadasanagara yesterday, with over 1,100 players from across the State taking part. 

Organised by the Mysore District Badminton Association under the aegis of the Karnataka Badminton Association, the championship featured competitions in boys’ and girls’ singles, doubles and mixed doubles in both age categories. 

U-15 category 

In the U-15 category, S.R. Yashvardhan of Bengaluru Rural won the boys’ singles title, defeating Siddharth S. Nair of Bengaluru Urban 15-11, 15-8. Johanna Ahilan of Bengaluru Urban won the girls’ singles title, beating Hamsa Muralidhara of Mysuru 15-3, 15-5. 

In boys’ doubles, Chetas Mundargi and Vishal D. Anandh of Bengaluru Urban defeated Gautham S. Nair and Siddharth S. Nair of Bengaluru Urban 15-13, 19-17. Johanna Ahilan and M.N. Punya of Bengaluru Urban won the girls’ doubles title, defeating Manya Manjunatha of Bengaluru Rural and Saachi Ghargi of Bengaluru Urban 15-5, 15-13. 

S.R. Yashvardhan and Adithi Sushanth of Bengaluru Rural clinched the mixed doubles title, defeating G. Mayur and Hamsa Muralidhara of Mysuru 15-12, 15-13. 

U-17 category 

In the U-17 category, Shyam Bindiganavile of Bengaluru Urban won the boys’ singles title, defeating Gautham S. Nair 15-6, 15-6. Selvasamruddhi Selvaprabhu of Bengaluru Urban claimed the girls’ singles title, beating Keerthi Balaji 15-10, 16-14. 

Mehul Manav Arulmurugan and Satvik S. Prabhu of Bengaluru Urban won the boys’ doubles title, defeating Devansh Chowdhury and Eswar Sai Katam 15-10, 12-15, 15-11.  

In girls’ doubles, Disha Ravi Bhat and Tanvi Munoth of Bengaluru Urban defeated Avani Kulkarni of Bengaluru Urban and Bhoomi Kulkarni of Bengaluru Rural 15-10, 15-17, 15-11. 

Eswar Sai Katam and Deborah John of Bengaluru Urban won the mixed doubles title, defeating Evan Dexter Fernandes and Disha Ravi Bhat 15-13, 15-8. 

Trophies, medals and certificates were presented to the winners at the prize distribution ceremony in the presence of JSS Science and Technology University Registrar Mahesh, former CESC Managing Director K.M. Munigopalraju, Organising Secretary S.G. Prabhu and Mysore District Badminton Association members Vinodh  and Suresh.