Four Ludhiana players perform well at Punjab badminton championship
Viren Seth, Japleen Kaur and Gursimrat Kaur Chahal were among the top performers at the state tournament in Shastri Badminton Hall.
The Punjab State Junior (U-19) and Senior Badminton Championship 2026 concluded at Shastri Badminton Hall on Monday, according to the Hindustan Times. Viren Seth, Japleen Kaur and Gursimrat Kaur Chahal emerged as top performers during the event.
In the senior men's singles, Viren Seth from Jalandhar defeated Eshaan Sharma from Gurdaspur to win the title. Anish Bhardwaj and Divyam Sachdeva, both from Jalandhar, were the semi-finalists.
Japleen Kaur from Ferozepur won the women's singles title, while Inayat Gulati from Jalandhar finished as the runner-up. In the men's doubles, Kartik Karwasara from Fazilka and Madhav Kanojia from Jalandhar won the title by defeating Nitish Chopra and Rawel Singh from Ludhiana.
Manya Ralhan from Jalandhar and Saanvi Nautiyal from Ludhiana won the women's doubles. Mridul Jha and Manya Ralhan from Jalandhar secured the mixed doubles title, while Syam Prasad Udaykumar and Liza Taank were runners-up.
In the boys' U-19 singles, Danish Bhanot from Jalandhar claimed the title, while Gursimrat Kaur Chahal from Ludhiana won the girls' U-19 singles. Amelia Bhakoo and Ananya Nijhawan from Ludhiana won the girls' doubles title.
The championship was organised by the Badminton Association of Ludhiana with support from corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Ritin Khanna, general secretary of the Punjab Badminton Association, felicitated the winners.