Cuttack teenager Harshit Priyadarshi Behera clinched a treble in the OSBA Sub-Junior (U-15 & U-17) State Badminton Championship, which was organised by Orissa State Badminton Association (OSBA) at MPS Pokhariput, Bhubaneswar from 7 to 10 November 2025.
Harshit won the three titles in U-15 boys singles, doubles and mixed doubles events with Ayank Kumar Sahu (Sambalpur) and Adyasa Mohapatra (Cuttack) as his boys doubles and mixed doubles partners respectively.
Nimeesha Ojha (Bhubaneswar-Khordha), Swati Nayak (Cuttack) and Somyajeet Sahoo (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) bagged a double each in the four-day tournament, which featured a total of 282 entries in 10 events.
Nimeesha won the two titles in U-15 girls singles and doubles with Swati Nayak as doubles partner. Swati claimed her second title in U-17 girls singles, defeating Nimeesha. Somyajeet emerged champion in U-17 boys singles and mixed doubles with Jessica Sahu (Bhadrak) as partner.
Bapun Rout (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) and Jayakrushna Gardia (Sambalpur) were crowned champions in U-17 boys doubles, while the U-17 girls doubles titles was captured by Buddupu Laxmi Reddy (Bhadrak) and Ritika Das (Jajpur).
The championship carried a total prize fund of Rs 1,49,500 (U-17 singles and doubles champions Rs 5,000 and Rs 6,000 respectively; U-15 singles and doubles title winners Rs 4,000 and Rs 5000 respectively).
Entrée fees were: Rs 900 per player for singles and Rs 1800 per pair for doubles. State Sports & Youth Services Director Dr Yedulla Vijay joined the closing ceremony as chief guest and handed over the trophies.
RESULTS (All finals):
U-15 Boys singles: Harshit Priyadarshi Behera (Cuttack) beat Ayank Kumar Sahu (Sambalpur) 21-11, 16-21, 21-16.
U-15 Boys doubles: Harshit Priyadarshi Behera (Cuttack) & Ayank Kumar Sahu (Sambalpur) beat Nitesh Pattnaik (Koraput) & Sai Chandan Mohanty (Balangir) 23-25, 21-16, 21-13.
U-15 Girls singles: Nimeesha Ojha (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) beat Swati Nayak (Cuttack) 21-16, 18-21, 21-15.
U-15 Girls doubles: Nimeesha Ojha (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) & Swati Nayak (Cuttack) beat Buddupu Laxmi Reddy (Bhadrak) & Ritika Das (Jajpur) 21-4, 21-9.
U-15 Mixed doubles: Harshit Priyadarshi Behera (Cuttack) & Adyasa Mohapatra (Cuttack) beat Ayank Kumar Sahu (Sambalpur) & Muskan Panda (Nuapada) 21-14, 15-21, 21-13.
U-17 Boys singles: Somyajeet Sahoo (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) beat Bapun Rout (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) 21-13, 21-17.
U-17 Boys doubles: Bapun Rout (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) & Jayakrushna Gardia (Sambalpur) beat Bibhudutta Biswal (Dhenkanal) & Somyajeet Sahoo (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) 21-19, 22-20.
U-17 Girls singles: Swati Nayak (Cuttack) beat Nimeesha Ojha (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) 21-17, 18-21, 21-18.
U-17 Girls doubles: Buddupu Laxmi Reddy (Bhadrak) & Ritika Das (Jajpur) beat Jessica Sahu (Bhadrak) & Sofia Padhy (Ganjam) 21-19, 23-21.
U-17 Mixed doubles: Somyajeet Sahoo (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) & Jessica Sahu (Bhadrak) beat Ansuman Singh (Cuttack) & Anshika Birok (Sundargarh) 21-18, 21-14.
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PHOTO: Title winners and runners-up of the Odisha State Sub-Junior Badminton Championship pose with guests and OSBA officials in Bhubaneswar on 10 November 2025.