Forza U13, U17 & C Grade Open 2026
Great weekend of Badminton at the Ulster U13, U17 & C Grade event with 216 players competing across all 3 events.
Some fantastic matches and a number of stand out performances with players winning multiple titles.
Fidha Mariyam Antony had an excellent U17 event winning 3 titles in the GS, GD & MX. In the U13 event Benjamin Liu & Saindhavi Hemanth both won 2 each to cap off some impressive performances. Ulster had a clean sweep in the C Grade winning all 5 events. Kate Henderson & Zoe Kearon both took home 2 titles in the C Grade event, with Blake Chambers partnering Zoe to win the mixed title. Akhilesh Moktali also had a great event, winning 2 titles in the Men's single and Men's Double with partner Luke Simpson.
Congrats to all Winners!
BS U13
🏆 Benjamin Liu [1]
🥈 R.R. Jeevaa R. Ravi [2]
🎖️ Shaurya Mohapatra
🎖️ Neil Swaroop [3/4]
GS U13
🏆 Saindhavi Hemanth
🥈 Meghna Balamurugan [3/4]
🎖️ Pankti Shah [3/4]
🎖️ Zimu (Amy) Zhuang
XD U13
🏆 Benjamin Liu [1] & Emmy Mee
🥈 Arnav Ayushman Patra [2] & Pankti Shah
🎖️ Shaurya Mohapatra & Meghna Balamurugan
🎖️ R.R. Jeevaa R. Ravi [3/4] & Keeva Holmes
BD U13
🏆 Arnav Ayushman Patra [1] & Christon Rodgers
🥈 Benjamin Liu [2] & Shaurya Mohapatra
🎖️ Jishnu Lella & Yien Li
🎖️ Ciarán O'Callaghan & Yuvan Pasupuleti
GD U13
🏆 Saindhavi Hemanth & Keeva Holmes
🥈 Pankti Shah & Diya Somasundaram
🎖️ Shibhani Krishnappa & Avani Patel
🎖️ Emmy Mee [1] & Zimu (Amy) Zhuang U13 BS
BS U17
🏆 Charan Deep Rajulapati [1]
🥈 Conor Blakeman [3/4]
🎖️ Yuwen Neh [3/4]
🎖️ Mingyang Xia [5/8]
GS U17
🏆 Fidha Mariyam Antony [5/8]
🥈 Madhu Smrithi Nelakuditi [1]
🎖️ Mairead O'Sullivan
🎖️ Faristha Elezabeth Antony
XD U17
🏆 Brian Chan [3/4] & Fidha Mariyam Antony
🥈 Lochlann O'Rourke [2] & Madhu Smrithi Nelakuditi
🎖️ Yuwen Neh [1] & Emily Maxwell
🎖️ Wyatt Winston & Faristha Elezabeth Antony
BD U17
🏆 Yuwen Neh [2] & Wyatt Winston
🥈 Ethan Davenport & Lochlann O'Rourke
🎖️ Advik Manchukonda & Alston Rodgers
🎖️ Eric Chan & Sean Conway
GD U17
🏆 Faristha Elezabeth Antony [3/4] & Fidha Mariyam Antony
🥈 Emily Maxwell [1] & Madhu Smrithi Nelakuditi
🎖️ Anna Bleakney & Zara Buckley
🎖️ Arshia Khungar & Janisha Singhvi
MS C
🏆 Akhilesh Moktali
🥈 Micheal Belov Flanagan [1]
🎖️ Daniel Armstrong
🎖️ Yong Hu [2]
WS C
🏆 Kate Henderson
🥈 Maria Elena Cariaga
MD C
🏆 Akhilesh Moktali & Luke Simpson
🥈 Blake Chambers & Dermot Hoy
🎖️ Mark Curran & Vaishnave Manmadhan Menon
🎖️ Kian De Jose & Finn O'Connor
WD C
🏆 Kate Henderson & Zoe Kearon
🥈 Maria Elena Cariaga & Nikita Jain
🎖️ Helen Ferguson & Aine McClure
🎖️ Nicole Kane & Victoria McIlorum
XD C
🏆 Blake Chambers & Zoe Kearon
🥈 Luke Simpson & Caitlyn Kennedy
🎖️ Vaishnave Manmadhan Menon & Maria Elena Cariaga
🎖️ Owen Ferguson & Aine McClure
Live Stream of the event- here
Forza U13 Ulster Open results- here
Forza U17 Ulster Open results- here
Forza C Grade Ulster Open results- here
