Goregaon Sports Club emerged as the champion team in the 31st GD Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton Tournament defeating host club Bombay Gymkhana A 2-1 in the Elite Cup Team Championship final.
Regarded as the premier veteran badminton tournament in the circuit, the event continues to grow in prestige, drawing top veteran players from across several districts.
Nikhil Chari upset top seed Gautam Lad in three games to set up a title clash with Rajan Samant, who was also taken the distance by Jitesh Padukone in the men's singles 45 semi-finals of the GD Birla Memorial Masters Badminton Tournament
Bombay Gymkhana's Ayaz Billawala and Shailesh Daga, the top seeds, rallied from a game down to defeat second seeds Gautam Laud (Bom Gym) and Mangrish Palekar (Willingdon SC) 11-21, 23-21, 22-20 in a closely contested Men's 45 Doubles title match.
Deanne Rodrigues and Sandeep Mohan combined to defeat the fancied pairing of Naheed Divecha and Rajesh D'Souza and lift the 80+ mixed combination title in the 29th Badminton 45 GD Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton Tournament at the Bombay Gymkhana courts.