PYC Blue win gold at RISA inter-club racketlon, PYC Red take bronze

Pune, November 13, 2026: PYC Blue became champions at the RISA Inter-Club Racketlon Championship 2026, which concluded recently at the Willingdon Club in Mumbai. PYC Red won the bronze medal.

In the final of the tournament, held under the supervision of the Maharashtra Badminton Association, PYC Blue beat US Club 140-118 to take the gold medal. Anish Rane, Aditi Rode, Aditya Abhyankar, Parag Chopra and Tanish Belgalkar played key roles in the win.

The tournament was played under the aegis of RISA. The format had two men's singles, one open doubles and one women's doubles match. The matches were played across all four sports: table tennis, badminton, squash and tennis. Every player had to play all four sports. Each sport in a match was played to 11 points, so each player had a total of 44 points.

In the third-place playoff, PYC Red beat Matunga Gymkhana 123-78 to claim bronze. Nikhil Chitale, Pranjali Nadgonde, Tushar Nagarkar, Aryan Sutar and Ishan Lagu played key roles in the win.

Among the other awards, Anish Rane won Most Valuable Player (men) and Aditi Rode won Most Valuable Player (women). Nikhil Chitale was named Rising Star (men) and Pranjali Nadgonde Rising Star (women).