New Delhi: Shivangi Pandey, Lakshay Mittal, Somya Gupta, Hiya Wadhwa and Sataksh Singh emerged victories in various age groups on the opening day of the Delhi State Ranking Badminton Tournament which begun here today.

Organised by SPAAR-USBA begun at the Yamuna Sports Complex, the tournament saw a total of 459 matches being played under various categories today.

Shivangi defeated Muskan Tewari 21-9 21-13 in girls singles in the U-19 category, while in the U-17 group Lakshay beat Advit Bhargava 21-16, 16-21, 21-13 in boys singles and Somya thrashed Amisha Agarwal 21-4, 21-14 in girls group.

In U-13 category, Hiya Wadhwa defeated Avishi Thankur 21-10, 21-16 in girls group, while in the boys singles top ranked Sataksh Singh defeated Tejas 21- 9, 21-10.

In the special veteran category, Dhruv Kumar defeated Aarosh Setia 21-16, 18-21, 21-18.