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Nagpur Shuttlers Narrowly Miss State Title in Heartbreaking Defeat
5 Oct
Summary
- Nagpur boys' team loses state final to Thane in close contest
- Pranay Gadewar and Jeeva Pillai lead Nagpur's charge but fall short
- Nagpur girls' team eliminated in quarterfinals by Pune
In a closely contested Maharashtra State Team Badminton Championship held on October 3rd, 2025, the Nagpur boys' team put up a valiant effort but ultimately fell short in the title clash against second-seeded Thane. The fourth-seeded Nagpur outfit went down fighting after losing both the singles and doubles matches in the third and deciding games.
In the first singles tie, Pranay Gadewar lost to Sarvesh Yadav of Thane despite winning the opening game 22-20, 9-21, 13-21. The Nagpur duo of Jeeva Pillai and Pranay Gadewar also went down fighting against the experienced Thane pair of Arjun and Aryan Birajdar in the doubles contest, 21-15, 7-21, 10-21.
Earlier in the semifinals, Nagpur had blanked Sangli 2-0, with Pranay Gadewar winning the singles match and pairing up with Jeeva Pillai to clinch the doubles tie in straight games.
While the Nagpur boys' team had to settle for the silver medal, their girls' counterparts were humbled by Pune in the quarterfinals of the state team badminton championship.
