Tiann Castellino Dominates As Mumbai Suburban District Badminton Championship Reaches Semi-Finals
· Free Press Journal
Mumbai: Tiann Castellino stamped her class as she recorded an authoritative win against Myra Goradia marching to 15-7, 15-4 win in a Girls U-17 quarter-final match of the Mumbai Suburban District Championship & Selection Tournament 2026, organised by Goregaon Sports Club in association with the Badminton Association for Mumbai Upnagar and played at the Goregaon Sports Club on Thursday.
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In another match,
Spurha Joshi showed solid fighting spirit as she recovered from the loss of the opening game to overcome Anika Taneja 13-15, 15-7, 15-12 and move into the semi-finals.
In an interesting Boys U-15 quarter-final encounter, Rishikesh Jayasimha staged a solid fight back to defeat Kaavya Parmar 12-15, 15-10, 15-11.
Results - Girls U-17 (quarter-finals): Khushi Pahwa bt Avni Shetty 15-13, 15-5; Gargi Dabholkar bt Nikita Gautam 15-9, 19-17; Spurha Joshi bt Anika Taneja 13-15, 15-7, 15-12; Tiann Castellino bt Myra Goradia 15-7, 15-4.
Boys U-15 (quarter-finals): Rishikesh Jayasimha bt Kaavya Parmar 12-15, 15-10, 15-11; Prabir Cheema bt Samarth Jain 15-11, 15-12; Ajinkya Desai bt Nevan Denis 15-9, 15-10; Krithik M. bt Arjun Raut 15-12, 15-12.