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Society's Modern PDMBA Sports Complex, as the young Indian shuttlers Vansh Dev-Shravani Walekar and Aanya Bisht-Angel Punera secured two titles in doubles events. Kazuma Kawano of Japan claimed a memorable double crown, winning the U-19 men's singles and doubles. The tournament was organised by the Poona District Metropolitan Badminton Association (PDMBA) under the auspices of BWF, BA, BAI and MBA.

In an all-Indian mixed doubles final, the unseeded duo Vansh Dev and Shravani Walekar produced a commanding display to defeat second seeds C Lalramsanga and Taarini Suri in straight games 21-12, 21-13. The pair sealed the gold in just 28 minutes, marking a memorable triumph.

In U-19 women's doubles, another unseeded Indian pair, Aanya Bisht and Angel Punera fought back in style to overcome Japan's fifth seeds Aoi Banno and Yuzu Ueno. After conceding the opening game 21-23, the Indian duo bounced back with a dominant 21-12 win before holding their nerve in a tense decider to secure the gold 21-17 in a thrilling 70-minute battle.

A total prize money of USD 15,000 (Rs 13,50,000) was awarded at the event.

In the all-Japanese final, ninth-seeded Kazuma Kawano upset second-seeded Hyuga Takano 23-21, 18-21, 25-23 in a one-hour and nine-minute match. Meanwhile, Yuzuno Watanabe managed to edge out tenth-seeded Yurika Nagafuchi 16-21, 21-13, 21-17 to win the U-19 Women's singles title.

In the U-19 Men's Doubles, Kazuma Kawano teamed up with Shuji Sawada to get past another Japanese pair of Shunsei Nemoto and Nagi Yoshitsugu 21-15, 21-18.

With the two Indian victories, India shone brightest in the doubles category with its emerging teenage talents, concluding the tournament with two gold medals, one silver and four bronze medals.

- IANS