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\"GSCMumbai:<\/strong> Goregaon Sports Club emerged the champion team in the 31st G D Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton Tournament defeating host club Bombay Gymkhana A 2-1 in the Elite Cup Team Championship final.<\/p>\n

Aparna Popat, Mangirish Palekar and Manoj Nachanekar had a rewarding tournament and walked away with double titles in this premier Inter-Club Tournament, promoted by Badminton Gurukul.<\/p>\n

Sanjeev Mahajan and Bhagwan S gave GSC a winning start, defeating Gautam Laud and Faisal Sidique 21-18, 14-21, 21-19 in a tough three-setter. However, Shailesh Daga and Ayaz Bilawala brought hosts Bombay Gym A on level terms, accounting for Leroy D’Sa and Hemant Duggal 21-14, 21-18. It was then left to Rajesh Bhanushali and Abhishek Sharma, who clinched the title for GSC with a 21-13, 21-19 win over Aparna Popat and Bimaldeep Singh.<\/p>\n

Nachanekar, the top seeded professional, defeated second seed Chetan Bandarkar 22-20, 21-19 for the singles title and then partnered with Rahul Bhuvad to win the doubles final. Palekar partnered with Vikrant Patwardhan to win the men’s doubles 45 title with a 21-18, 21-17 win over Gautam Laud and Sandeep Mohan. Palekar also won the 85+ doubles title, along with Deepak Jaitley, defeating Nigel D’Sa and Rohan Radhakrishna 21-15, 21-10.<\/p>\n

BRIEF SCORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP – ELITE CUP – Final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Goregaon Sports Club beat Bombay Gymkhana A 2-1<\/p>\n

MD 45-Final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mangirish Palekar [1]\/Vikrant Patwardhan beat Gautam Laud\/Sandeep Mohan 21-18, 21-17<\/p>\n

PROFESSIONAL SINGLES \u2013 Final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manoj Nachanekar [1] beat Chetan Bandarkar [2] 22-20, 21-9<\/p>\n

PROFESSIONAL DOUBLES \u2013 Final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manoj Nachanekar [1]\/Rahul Bhuvad beat Kalpesh Padekar\/Sanjay Golbare 21-13, 21-18<\/p>\n

MD 85+ – Final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deepak Jaitly [1]\/Mangirish Palekar beat Nigel D’Sa\/Rohan Radhakrishnan 21-15, 21-10<\/p>\n

MS 45 \u2013 Final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sachin Bharati beat Rajan Samant [1] 21-13, 22-20<\/p>\n

XD 80+ – Final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shailesh Daga [1]\/Aparna Popat beat Sandeep Mohan\/Sonal Jagdale More 21-14, 21-15<\/p>\n

WD 75+ – Final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aparna Popat [1]\/Naheed Divecha beat Palkan Dave [2]\/Sonal More 22-20, 21-13<\/p>\n

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP – PLATE CUP \u2013 Final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mcf A beat Wcg A 2-0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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