Championship roster • Official BAI records

Competitive player roster

Athletes who represent Nitesh Badminton Academy in district, state, national, and international competitions. Every profile is backed by official governing-body registrations and match results.

Singles • U-19 BAI ID: 34558

Dev Ruparelia

District: Palghar • State: Maharashtra

Dev Ruparelia is one of India’s promising young badminton talents from Maharashtra. Competing in the Men’s Singles U-19 category, Dev has represented India at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Japan and competed in prestigious international junior tournaments in Sweden and the Netherlands. Emerging through Nitesh Badminton Academy’s structured coaching systems, his consistent performances have placed him among India’s top-ranked junior players.

Key honors:

2026: Boys' Singles Champion: Yonex-Sunrise India Junior International Grand Prix
2026: Boys' Singles Champion: KOTAK India Junior International Series
2024: U-17 Boys' Singles Champion: All India Sub-Junior National Ranking

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Doubles • U-19

Nidhish More

District: Raigad • State: Maharashtra

Nidhish More is a talented Indian badminton player from Maharashtra and a Khelo India Athlete, competing at the national junior level. He has represented Maharashtra in prestigious state and national-level badminton competitions and has shown strong performances in both singles and doubles events. Nidhish has been among the leading junior players in Maharashtra, earning recognition at major state championships and competing in All India Ranking tournaments.

Key honors:

2025: 1st Rank: Maharashtra Junior U-19 Inter-District & State Championship
2024: Runner-Up: Maharashtra State U-17 Doubles Championship
2025: Selected Khelo India Athlete & National Competitor

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Doubles • U-19 BAI ID: 38006

Pranjal Shinde

District: Navi Mumbai / Raigad • State: Maharashtra

Pranjal Shinde is a rising badminton star from Maharashtra and a member of the Maharashtra U-19 National Girls Team. Training at Nitesh Badminton Academy, Pranjal has captured state doubles championship titles and represented Maharashtra at the national level across competitive singles and doubles circuits.

Key honors:

2025: U-17 Girls Doubles Champion: Yonex Sunrise Sub-Junior State Selection
2026: U-19 Girls Doubles Runner-Up: Maharashtra State U-19 Selection
2025: Selected for Maharashtra U-19 Girls National Team

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Singles • U-19

Jagsher Singh Khangurra

District: Maharashtra • State: Maharashtra

Jagsher Singh Khangurra is an elite junior badminton competitor from Maharashtra and former India Junior National No. 1. Developing within the high-performance competitive squad of Nitesh Badminton Academy, Jagsher Singh Khangurra has claimed national championship podiums in both singles and doubles across the All India Sub-Junior circuits.

Key honors:

2024: Boys' Singles U-17 National Runner-Up: All India Sub-Junior Ranking
2023: U-15 Boys' Singles Bronze Medalist: All India Sub-Junior Nationals
2023: U-15 Boys' Doubles Silver Medalist: All India Sub-Junior Nationals

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Doubles • U-13 BAI ID: 43303

Pratham Raut

District: Palghar • State: Maharashtra

Pratham Raut is a young badminton champion from Palghar, Maharashtra, representing Maharashtra at the Sub-Junior National Championships. Training at Nitesh Badminton Academy, Pratham has earned state championship titles in U-11 and U-13 age categories and secured a prestigious BAI quota entry for the national championships.

Key honors:

2024: U-13 Boys Doubles Champion: Maharashtra Mini Selection Tournament
2025: Maharashtra Team Representative: 37th Sub-Junior National Championship
2026: Selected Player (Boys U-13): PNB MetLife Junior Badminton Championship

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Singles • U-17

Ayush Adey

District: Maharashtra • State: Maharashtra

Ayush Adey is a talented young badminton player from Maharashtra, competing in the Boys’ Singles U-17 category. He has consistently performed at state and national-level junior competitions and is among the promising young players emerging from Maharashtra. Ayush has represented Maharashtra in competitive junior badminton and has earned recognition through strong performances at state-level championships and ranking tournaments.

Key honors:

2025: Maharashtra State U-17 Champion: Boys' Singles
2025: India U-17 National Ranking #15
2025: State Championship Winner & Junior National Representative

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Singles • U-19 BAI ID: 36157

Yashwi Patel

District: Pune • State: Maharashtra

Yashwi Patel is a rising badminton champion from Pune, Maharashtra, competing across state and national junior circuits and holding top BAI rankings in singles and doubles. Training at Nitesh Badminton Academy, Yashwi claimed the Maharashtra State U-19 Singles Championship in 2026, defeating Nagpur’s Nishika Gokhe in the final, and reached career-best BAI National Junior top-10 rankings.

Key honors:

2026: U-19 Girls Singles Champion: Maharashtra State U-19 Selection (21-15, 21-12 in final)
2026: U-19 Girls Doubles Runner-Up: Maharashtra State U-19 Selection
2024: U-15 Girls Singles Gold Medalist & BAI India Rank #8

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Singles • U-17 BAI ID: 33104

Kritya Patel

District: Raigad • State: Maharashtra

Kritya Patel is a Maharashtra state badminton champion from Raigad and the No. 1 ranked player in Maharashtra U-17 Boys Singles (1200 ranking points). Training at Nitesh Badminton Academy, Kritya has achieved podium finishes at the NSCI State Open, reached the semi-finals of the Manoj Ramchandra State Open, and was selected for the PNB MetLife Junior Championship.

Key honors:

2026: Maharashtra No. 1 Ranked Player: U-17 Boys Singles (1200 Points)
2024: U-15 Boys Singles Runner-Up: Maharashtra State Open NSCI (Seeded #2)
2026: Men's Singles Semi-Finalist: Manoj Ramchandra State Open Championship

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Singles • U-19 MBA ID: 1200

Tanay Mehendale

District: Raigad / Mumbai Suburban • State: Maharashtra

Tanay Mehendale has been a cornerstone athlete of Nitesh Badminton Academy’s competitive squad. A Double Crown winner at the Maharashtra State Sub-Junior Championship (2022) in both Singles and Doubles, Tanay is currently ranked No. 5 in Maharashtra U-19 Boys Singles and was a Men's Singles top seed and semi-finalist at the NSCI Maharashtra State Open.

Key honors:

2026: Maharashtra U-19 Boys Singles Rank #5 (250 Ranking Points)
2024: Men's Singles Top Seed & Semi-Finalist: Maharashtra State Open NSCI
2023: U-17 Boys' Singles Runner-Up: Maharashtra State Open Championship

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Singles • U-15 BAI ID: 40139

Pragnay Shinde

District: Raigad • State: Maharashtra

Pragnay Shinde is a standout junior shuttler from Raigad, Maharashtra, ranked No. 1 in Maharashtra U-15 Boys Singles (550 points) and No. 25 in All India BAI national rankings. Training at Nitesh Badminton Academy, Pragnay competes at the highest tier of national and state sub-junior ranking tournaments.

Key honors:

2026: Maharashtra U-15 Boys Singles Rank #1 (550 Points) & U-17 Rank #5
2026: India U-15 Boys Singles National Rank #25 (280 Points)
2025: Seed #43: Ashwani Gupta Memorial All India Sub-Junior Ranking

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Singles • U-11

Risha Kadian

District: Raigad • State: Maharashtra

Risha Kadian is a talented young badminton player from Maharashtra, representing Raigad in the Girls’ U-11 category. At just 10 years of age, Risha has already established herself among Maharashtra’s leading young badminton players through impressive performances at state-level competitions, winning the 2026 Maharashtra State U-11 Girls' Singles Championship and ranking No. 2 in the state.

Key honors:

2026: Maharashtra State U-11 Girls' Singles Champion (Defeated Top Seed)
2026: Maharashtra U-11 Official State Ranking No. 2
2026: Junior State Representative & Tournament Finalist

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In strict compliance with our privacy standards and child safeguarding guidelines, we never publish personal phone numbers, home addresses, schooling institutions, or private contact details of junior competitors. All profiles record only public sporting achievements verified with the Maharashtra Badminton Association (MBA) and Badminton Association of India (BAI).