Captions: 1) Bombay Gymkhana, winners of the Elite Team Championship 2) (L to R) Suprya Devgun, Founder & MD Badminton Gurukul, Sonjoy Chatterjeee, Chairman Goldman Sachs India & Advisaroy Borad member Badmiton Gurukul, Sushant Niddodi (MCF), Rajesh D'Souza (WCG) and Aparna Popat former 9 time National Champion 3) NSCI, winners of the Plate Team Championship 4) Philanthropist Rajshree Birla and Aga Hussain, President Bombay Gym handing over the trophy to players from Andheri SC, runners up in the Elite Team Championship Niddodi of MCF Gymkhana wins double; adjudged player of tournament Sushant Niddodi of Mandpeshwar Gymkhana grabbed a grand double, winning the Men’s 85+ combination doubles and 80+ mixed combination doubles on the final day of the 28th G D Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton Tournament, hosted by Badminton 45 and Bombay Gymkhana and managed by Badminton Gurukul, at their courts. Niddodi partnered with Rajesh D’Souza OF Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana to defeat P M Balakrishna and Siddharth Gupta of Chembur Gymkhana 21-15, 22-20 in the 80+ men’s doubles final and then joined Sejal Sheth of NSCI to defeat Bombay Gym’s Ayaz Bilawala and Naveed Divecha 21-18, 21-14 for the 80+ mixed combination doubles title. Niddodi was also adjudged ‘Player of the Tournament’. Top seed Shailesh Daga of Bombay Gym lived up to his billing, defeating Sandeep Mohan of Andheri SC 21-12, 21-16 to lift the men’s singles 45+ title, but the double eluded him, as he and partner Ayaz Bilawala went down to George Koshy and Rajesh Bhanushali of Goregaon SC 17-21, 21-15, 13-21 in the men’s doubles final. Also maintaining his fine form was NSCI’s Vikrant Kushwaha, who recovered from the loss of a game to defeat CCI’s Akshay Kadam 14-21, 21-16, 21-15. Hosts Bombay Gymkhana won the Elite Team Championship title defeating Andheri Sports Club 2-1, while the Plate Team Championship title went to NSCI, who got the better of Country Club 2-0. Results: Sushant Niddodi also received award as player of the tournament Men’s Singles 45 Final Shailesh Daga bt Sandeep Mohan – 21-12, 21-16. Men’s Doubles 45 Final George Koshy/Rajesh Bhanushali bt Ayaz Bilawala/Shailesh Daga – 21-17, 15-21, 21-13. Men's Combination doubles 85+ Final Rajesh D’souza/Sushant Niddodi bt PM Balakrishna/Siddharth Gupta 21-15, 22-20. Men’s combination doubles 110+ Final Ashok Sharma/Mahesh Chhabria bt Bibhash Chatarjee/Rajesh D’souza 22-20, 21-16. Mixed Combination Doubles 80+ Final Sushant Niddodi/Sejal Sheth bt Ayaz Bilawala/Naheed Divecha – 21-18, 21-14. Women’s Combination Doubles 75+ Final Kiran Shate/Priya Ambekar bt Naheed Divech/Sarita Jetwani – 21-14, 16-21, 21-12. GD Birla Team Elite Final Bombay Gymkhana A bt Andheri Sports Complex – 2-1 GD Birla Team Plate Final NSCI bt Country Club – 2-0. Professional Men’s Final Vikrant Kushwaha bt Akshay Kadam – 14-21, 21-16, 21-15.

 Captions: 

1) Bombay Gymkhana, winners of the Elite Team Championship

2) (L to R) Suprya Devgun, Founder & MD Badminton Gurukul, Sonjoy Chatterjeee, Chairman Goldman Sachs India & Advisaroy Borad member Badmiton Gurukul, Sushant Niddodi (MCF), Rajesh D'Souza (WCG) and Aparna Popat former 9 time National Champion

3) NSCI, winners of the Plate Team Championship

4) Philanthropist Rajshree Birla and Aga Hussain, President Bombay Gym handing over the trophy to players from Andheri SC, runners up in the Elite Team Championship

Niddodi of MCF Gymkhana wins double; adjudged player of tournament

Sushant Niddodi of Mandpeshwar Gymkhana grabbed a grand double, winning the Men’s 85+ combination doubles and 80+ mixed combination doubles on the final day of the 28th G D Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton Tournament, hosted by Badminton 45 and Bombay Gymkhana and managed by Badminton Gurukul, at their courts.

Niddodi partnered with Rajesh D’Souza OF Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana to defeat P M Balakrishna and Siddharth Gupta of Chembur Gymkhana 21-15, 22-20 in the 80+ men’s doubles final and then joined Sejal Sheth of NSCI to defeat Bombay Gym’s Ayaz Bilawala and Naveed Divecha 21-18, 21-14 for the 80+ mixed combination doubles title. Niddodi was also adjudged ‘Player of the Tournament’.

Top seed Shailesh Daga of Bombay Gym lived up to his billing, defeating Sandeep Mohan of Andheri SC 21-12, 21-16 to lift the men’s singles 45+ title, but  the double eluded him, as he and partner Ayaz Bilawala went down to George Koshy and Rajesh Bhanushali of Goregaon SC 17-21, 21-15, 13-21 in the men’s doubles final.

Also maintaining his fine form was NSCI’s Vikrant Kushwaha, who recovered from the loss of a game to defeat CCI’s Akshay Kadam 14-21, 21-16, 21-15.

Hosts Bombay Gymkhana won the Elite Team Championship title defeating Andheri Sports Club 2-1, while the Plate Team Championship title went to NSCI, who got the better of Country Club 2-0.

Results:

Sushant Niddodi also received award as player of the tournament

Men’s Singles 45 Final

Shailesh Daga bt Sandeep Mohan – 21-12, 21-16.

Men’s Doubles 45 Final

George Koshy/Rajesh Bhanushali bt Ayaz Bilawala/Shailesh Daga – 21-17, 15-21, 21-13.

Men's Combination doubles 85+ Final

Rajesh D’souza/Sushant Niddodi bt PM Balakrishna/Siddharth Gupta 21-15, 22-20.

Men’s combination doubles 110+ Final

Ashok Sharma/Mahesh Chhabria bt Bibhash Chatarjee/Rajesh D’souza 22-20, 21-16.

Mixed Combination Doubles 80+ Final

Sushant Niddodi/Sejal Sheth  bt Ayaz Bilawala/Naheed Divecha – 21-18, 21-14.

Women’s Combination Doubles 75+ Final

Kiran Shate/Priya Ambekar bt Naheed Divech/Sarita Jetwani – 21-14, 16-21, 21-12.

GD Birla Team Elite Final

Bombay Gymkhana A bt Andheri Sports Complex – 2-1

GD Birla Team Plate Final

NSCI bt Country Club – 2-0.

Professional Men’s Final

Vikrant Kushwaha bt Akshay Kadam – 14-21, 21-16, 21-15.