Goa, Aug. 1 -- Team Herald

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PONDA: Top performances from Soham Khandeparkar, Owais Tahasildar, Shubham Swami, Rutav Kanabar and Yousuf Shaikh lit up the qualification rounds of Anil Paiginkar Memorial State Badminton Ranking Tournament for Seniors and Veterans organised by Ponda Shuttlers under the aegis of Goa Badminton Association at the Badminton Hall, here, on Friday.

Soham eased past Niraj Humraskar 15-8, 15-9, while Owais was ruthless against Pratyush Patil, winning 15-1, 15-3. Shubham defeated Vihaan Naik 15-9, 15-6, Yousuf overcame Sarvadnya Khandeparkar 15-12, 15-5, while Rutav Kanabar edged past Siddharth Hazra in a thrilling 13-15, 15-4, 18-16 to move ahead.

Joining them in the next round was Arjun Reha...