CCI’s Vivaan wins U-13 badminton title

Boys U-13 winner Vivaan Waingankar

The Cricket Club of India's (CCI) young shuttler Vivaan Waingankar clinched the boys U-13 title at the CCI Yonex Sunrise Mumbai District Badminton Championship, organised and hosted by CCI in association with the Greater Mumbai Badminton Association (GMBA). Vivaan defeated his CCI teammate Vedant Gupta 21-7, 21-11 in the summit clash.

Later, in the boys U-15 semi-finals, Vivaan, boosted by the home support, got the better of Raayan Shah 21-13, 16-21, 21-18 to book his place in the final, where he will face his club mate Ruhaan Bhatia, who beat Sahaj Kadam 21-9, 21-8 in the second semi-final.

Meanwhile, Taara Patwardhan bagged the girls U-13 title, recording a hardfought 21-18, 19-21, 21-19 win over Aanya Iyer.

Also, Malhaar Shimpi and Lamiya Kapasi won the boys and girls U-11 titles respectively. In the finals, Malhaar defeated Jehaan Choksi 21-16, 21-15, while Lamiya outplayed Peher Satra 21-9, 21-8