In the only match that went the distance, Kiaan Shahapurkar rallied after dropping the first game to get the better of Vihaan Pradhan 14-16, 15-9, 15-10 in a first round match of the Boys U-13 singles in the Yonex Sunrise Gautam Thakkar Memorial Maharashtra State Junior Badminton Championships, hosted by Bombay Gymkhana at their courts on Tuesday.

With the top seeds having a bye in the opening round, most of the other matches were straight game affairs, with Yash Patil struggling a bit to get the better of Aryan Phagwani 15-11, 15-13 and Yadnyesh Warghade edging out Jaiditya Mehta 15-12, 15-11 in the Boys U-15 singles.