Hazel Joshi Eyes Triple Crown After Reaching Three Finals Talented youngster storms into Girls’ U-13 singles, doubles and mixed doubles finals at Maharashtra State Sub-Junior Badminton Championship Hazel Continues Her Dream Run

 

Hazel Joshi Eyes Triple Crown After Reaching Three Finals

Talented youngster storms into Girls’ U-13 singles, doubles and mixed doubles finals at Maharashtra State Sub-Junior Badminton Championship

Hazel Continues Her Dream Run

 

Mumbai, June 29: Talented young shuttler Hazel Joshi continued her outstanding form and moved within touching distance of a memorable triple crown after storming into the finals of the Girls’ U-13 Singles, Girls’ U-13 Doubles and Mixed U-13 Doubles events in the 1st ACE Realty-Yonex Sunrise Maharashtra State Sub-Junior (U-11 & U-13) Selection Badminton Tournament 2026, organised by the Maharashtra Badminton Association in association with Rudrani Badminton Academy at the Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Mulund (West).

 

Confident Singles Victory

Second seed Hazel Joshi displayed excellent control and composure in the Girls’ U-13 Singles semi-final, defeating Rutva Pande 21-17, 21-11. Hazel will now face top seed Divisha Singh, who secured her place in the title clash with a 21-18, 21-11 victory over Agrima Rana.

 

Double Delight in Doubles Events

Earlier, Hazel Joshi partnered Divisha Singh to register a convincing 21-16, 21-15 victory over Manasvi Pawar and Shriya Kulkarni in the Girls’ U-13 Doubles semi-final. Later, top-seeded pair Hazel Joshi and Aadiraj Shetty advanced to the Mixed U-13 Doubles final after defeating the unseeded combination of Mahi Rasal and Ishan Barudwale 21-14, 21-12.

 

Other Semi-final Highlights

In the Boys’ U-13 Singles, Rudra Manohar defeated Macdonald Colaco 21-9, 21-6, while second seed Ronit Jadhav overcame Gandhar Patwardhan 21-17, 21-17.

 

In the Girls’ U-11 Singles, top seed Keyara Sakhare defeated Krisha Goyal 21-15, 21-10, while in the Boys’ U-11 Singles, third seed Shaunak Kelkar produced a dominant performance to beat top seed Raghav Niwarti 21-8, 21-2.

 

Doubles Results

Top seeds Aadiraj Shetty and Ronit Jadhav booked their place in the Boys’ U-13 Doubles final after defeating Arham Bhandari and Macdonald Colaco 22-20, 18-20, 21-17. In the Boys’ U-11 Doubles, Pradyumna Meshram and Raghav Niwarti defeated Advait Bhondve and Advay Kelkar 22-20, 21-12. In the Girls’ U-11 Doubles, Keyara Sakhare and Krisha Goyal registered a 21-12, 21-17 victory over Anvi Kulkarni and Kashvi Singh, while Divisha Singh and Hazel Joshi completed a fine 21-16, 21-15 win against Manasvi Pawar and Shriya Kulkarni in the Girls’ U-13 Doubles semi-final.

 

Photo Caption: Hazel Joshi celebrates after securing places in the finals of the Girls’ U-13 Singles, Girls’ U-13 Doubles and Mixed U-13 Doubles, keeping her hopes alive for a remarkable triple crown.