The CCI-GMBA Yonex Sunrise District Badminton Championship 2024, touted as one of the most prestigious competitions on the city’s badminton calendar that serves as benchmark for the selection for the Greater Mumbai District team, got underway at the CCI badminton courts from Monday, June 24, 2024.

Being organized by the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in association with the Greater Mumbai Badminton Association (GMBA), the same is being held in 22 categories. This includes Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles for Men’s and Women’s, Boys’ & Girls’ U19 and U-17 Singles and Doubles. The Boys’ & Girls’ U-11, U-13 and U-15 will compete in Singles event only, while Women's Seniors 75+ and Mens' Masters 80+ combination will slug it out in Doubles & Mixed 80+ combination doubles events. The tourney as such has attracted 283 entries this time  around.

On the inaugural day Aarush Jalan played with solid determination and overcame a first game loss, before winning the next two 7-15, 15-14, 15-13 in a Boys’ U-17 singles first round match. In another closely contested encounter. Ananya Katdare on the other hand too managed to overcome Saanchi Santi by snatching a hardfought 15-10, 12-15, 15-11 victory in a Girls’ U-17 singles first round match.

Meanwhile, local favourite Kanishq Gurram, who trains at the CCI cricket Club of India, started hesitantly but managed to find his touch and went on to defeat Rohit Sundaram 15-9, 15-10 in a Men’s singles first round match.

Rohit Athalye also encountered quite a challenge from Neville Katila but stayed in control to register a 15-11, 15-12 win to join Gurram in the second round.

Results (Singles Round-1*):

Girls’ U-15: Rudra Gawde bt Saanvi Dalal 15-3, 15-2; Shaanvi Shah bt Tvaisha Jain 15-7, 15-4; Anvisha Ghorpade bt Aradhya Singh 15-0, 15-4.

Boys’ U-15: Adarsh Krishnan bt Kanishk Salve 15-13, 15-9; Vivaan Ambili bt Dhairya Vira 15-6, 15-6; Aarush Mittal bt Adnan Rangoonwala 15-4, 15-4; Dawood Vaglawala bt Ishaan Manebirajdar 15-4, 15-12; Ansh Shah bt Reyansh Asher 15-8, 15-5; Rayhan Banatwala bt Aaradhya Erande 15-11, 13-15, 15-10; Hridhaan Bhatia bt Amogh Chavan 15-9, 13-15, 15-12.

Girls’ U-17: Ananya Katdare bt Saanchi Santi 15-10, 12-15, 15-11; Anvi Kakade bt Jaanhavi Bagaria 15-3, 15-3; Vedika Kulkarni bt Mahika Vardhan 15-7, 15-3; Dhyana Doshi bt Thea Sheth 15-7, 15-9; Devanshi Shinde bt Harsha Kambli 15-4, 15-2; Risha Parab bt Angela Mittal 15-2, 15-3.

Boys’ U-17: Aarush Jalan bt Saarth Vavle 7-15, 15-14, 15-13; Heet Raju bt Hridhaan Bhatia 15-6, 15-7; Jehan Maniar bt Swanand Pevekar 15-6, 15-5; Jatin Khosya bt Shlok Kharate 15-8, 15-11; Srinivasan Harish bt Kshitij Singh 15-14, 15-13.

Men’s: Arnav Bhagat bt Kunal Sawant 15-8, 15-6; Kanishq Gurram bt Rohit Sundaram 15-9, 15-10; Kshitij Shinde bt Aatish Annapurne 15-9, 15-5; Rohit Athalye bt Neville Katila 15-11, 15-12.

* Incomplete