Poorva Vidun Ranasinghe, an aspiring shuttler from Bandarawela Central College, impressed at the MBA All-Island Open Badminton Championship 2026, by claiming the top spot in the Boy’s Under-15 Singles category. Poorva not only outsmarted the tournament top seed player, but went all the way undefeated to finish undefeated with record a straight win against Yesath [...]
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Poorva Vidun Ranasinghe, an aspiring shuttler from Bandarawela Central College, impressed at the MBA All-Island Open Badminton Championship 2026, by claiming the top spot in the Boy’s Under-15 Singles category. Poorva not only outsmarted the tournament top seed player, but went all the way undefeated to finish undefeated with record a straight win against Yesath Bimsara Jayasuriya in the final, with set scores of 21/15 and 21/16.
He defeated Anuka Visvaka Kadahettige in straight sets, by 21-14 and 21-19, in the semi-final, after after receiving a bye in the Round of 256, and going along with his successful campaign with an unblemished record in the Level I National Ranking Tournament, conducted by the Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA).
In addition, Poorva partnered with his hometown colleague Kaveeshwara Hirushan Jayawardana in the Boys’ Under-15 Doubles, and reached up to the stage of quarter-finals before bowing out after a hard-fought battle against Hiruth Roshen Fernando and Navithu Nethmira Kumarapperuma.
Poorva completed the MBA All-Island Open Badminton Championship 2026 campaign with an impressive record of 10 wins in 11 outings. He won all seven games in the Boy’s Under-15 Singles category, on his way to emerge as the champion, and won three out of four games in the Boys’ Under-15 Doubles.
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