Seeds Dominate Day 3, Sibtainraza Somji Scrapes Through Thriller at Yonex Sunrise Sub Junior State Selection Badminton Tournament in Pune

Pune, 24th July 2025: It was a easy day for seeds except for fifth seed Sibtainraza Somji in the third round of the boys under 15 event at the PYC – Pinnacle Foundation & SBA Cup Presents Yonex Sunrise Sub Junior State Selection U15/17 Badminton Tournament 2025 organized by Sudhanshu Badminton Academy and Co Powered by Rohit Group and played at PYC Hindu Gymkhana and Deccan Gymkhana Badminton Courts.

In the toughest match of the day, fifth-seeded Sibtainraza Somji scraped past unseeded Bennet Biju of Nashik 10-15, 15-09, 21-20 to enter the fourth round of the Boys under 15 event. All the other seeds in action had an easy passage into the next round.

Results: Boys Under 15: Third Round:

Vishvajit Thavil[1](Nashik) bt Shlok Bhosale(Satara) 15-05, 15-11;

Zeeshan Khan(Nagpur) bt Sourish Kane(Pune) 11-15, 15-12, 15-09;

Anay Ekbote(Pune) bt Chandranshu Gundle(Thane) 15-09, 15-04;

Aditya Sagar(Solapur) bt Sharvil Tembulkar(Mumbai Sub) 15-07, 15-12;

Yash More(Parbhani) bt Madhav Kamath(Pune) 12-15, 17-15, 15-11;

Adwik Thawre(Nagpur) bt Ajay Kamble(Borivali) 15-13, 15-11;

Aditya Yaul[3](Nagpur) bt Punyashloka Rautray(Thane) 15-05, 15-07;

Sibtainraza Somji[5](Pune) bt Bennet Biju(Nashik) 10-15, 15-09, 21-20;

Girls Under 15: Second Round:

Sharayu Ranjane[1](Pune) bt Anvi More(Thane) 15-03, 15-05;

Shiwanjali Kardile(Beed) bt Shraddha Ingale(Satara) 15-12, 21-20;

Sanvi Manapure(Nagpur) bt Dviti Shah(Pune) 15-11, 17-15;

Gargi Kumthekar(Pune) bt Reva Vayall(Mumbai City) 15-07, 15-09;

Rheya Chopda(Pune) bt Avni Shetty(Mumbai Sub) 15-13, 15-10;

Swara Kulkarni(Pune) bt Tanvi Borikar(Pune) 12-15, 15-10, 15-10;

Sharayu Rewaskar(Nagpur) bt Aditi Giri(Pune) 15-07, 15-11;

Sharvari Survase[5](Pune) bt Tanishka Nagre(Mumbai Sub) 15-05, 15-03;

Boys Under 17: Second Round:

Rutva Sajwan[1](Nagpur) bt Saleel Maneri(Pune) 15-04, 15-11;

L Abhigyan Singha(Pune) bt Punyashloka Routray(Thane) 15-09, 15-04;

Advait Karnataki(Thane) bt Samarth Patil(Latur) 15-04, 15-06;

Mayuresh Bhutki(Borivali) bt Margsheersha Avhad 15-11, 15-13;

Arnav Palshikar(Nagpur) bt Anay Pingulkar 15-12, 15-09;

Aditya Yaul(Nagpur) bt Satya Chauhan(Mumbai Sub) 15-07, 14-16, 15-08;

Nithin S(Pune) bt Yash More(Parbhani) 15-09, 15-13;

Avdhut Kadam[4](Pune) bt Viraj Gadekar(Ahilyanagar) 15-05, 15-07;

Tanish Darpe(Pune) bt Sharva Birajdar(Solapur)15-09, 15-11;

Jayant Zade(Pune) bt Pushkar Trivedi(Pune)15-04, 15-07;