Goa, March 16 -- Team Herald

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PANJIM: Local players excelled on the opening day with Sahil Bhutani and Mihir Desai securing a hard-fought victory in the Men's Doubles 35+ category overcoming Nikhil Mansukhani and Aditya Swami 15-12, 5-15, 18-16 in a gripping contest of the 47th Indian Masters National Badminton Championship 2025 qualification rounds at the Peddem Indoor Stadium, Mapusa, on Sunday.

In the Men's Doubles 45+ category, Goa's Parag Chauhan and Govind Navelkar dominated their match against Ananda Kumar J and Ramesh Kumar Antony, winning comfortably 15-5, 15-10.

Another Goan pair, Arnaldo Rodrigues and Praveen Shenoy, also impressed, defeating Lenin Madhu and Anand NP 15-8, 15-9 to advance to the next ro...