Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Ruparelia, Negi Win Singles Titles at India Junior Grand Prix
Young badminton players competed at the India Junior International Badminton Grand Prix.
Dev Ruparelia won the boys’ singles title.
He beat Nishchal Chand in two games.
Ishita Negi won the girls’ singles title by defeating Gatha Suryawanshi.
Pavan and Punith Suresh won the boys’ doubles event.
A Thai pair won the girls’ doubles competition.
An Indonesian pair won mixed doubles.
The results included winners from India, Thailand, and Indonesia.
Mumbai’s top seed Dev Ruparelia defeated Uttarakhand’s Nishchal Chand 21-16, 21-16 in the boys’ singles final.
Delhi’s Ishita Negi beat Maharashtra’s Gatha Suryawanshi 21-19, 21-18 to win the girls’ singles title.
Pavan and Punith Suresh won the boys’ doubles crown by defeating Indonesia’s Arybka Okta Disabian and Muhammad Zilazik Artando Zakaria 25-23, 21-19.
Thailand’s Chantharat Marndakul and Pearploy Suttiwarayanon won the girls’ doubles title over India’s Diya Bheemaiah and Keerthy Manchala.
Indonesia’s Muhammad Zilazik Artando Zakaria and Afizzah Rahmadhani won the mixed doubles title against Punith Suresh and Aditi Deepak Raj.
- Who
- Dev Ruparelia, Ishita Negi, Pavan and Punith Suresh, along with junior players from India, Thailand and Indonesia.
- What
- Ruparelia and Negi won the singles titles, while Indian, Thai and Indonesian pairs won the doubles championships.
- When
- Sunday; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- The India Junior International Badminton Grand Prix in Pune.
- Why
- The players competed for titles in the junior badminton Grand Prix.
- Boys’ singles winner
- Dev Ruparelia of Mumbai
- Girls’ singles winner
- Ishita Negi of Delhi
- Boys’ singles final
- Ruparelia defeated Nishchal Chand 21-16, 21-16 in 46 minutes.
- Girls’ singles final
- Negi defeated Gatha Suryawanshi 21-19, 21-18 in 36 minutes.
- Boys’ doubles winners
- Pavan and Punith Suresh
- Girls’ doubles winners
- Chantharat Marndakul and Pearploy Suttiwarayanon of Thailand
- Mixed doubles winners
- Muhammad Zilazik Artando Zakaria and Afizzah Rahmadhani of Indonesia
