Rutva produced an impressive performance, winning five consecutive matches, including victories over the second and third seeds, to secure his place in the title clash. In the first round, he defeated Telangana’s Srichethan Shourya Samala 15-5, 7-15, 15-10, followed by a 15-11, 15-10 win over Assam’s Aanayan Borah. He then overcame Karnataka’s Yeshas M. Reddy 15-9, 4-15, 15-12 in the pre-quarterfinals. Rutva continued his impressive run by defeating second seed Hardik Divyansh of Karnataka 15-7, 10-15, 15-10 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he outplayed third seed Shaurya Mishra of Madhya Pradesh 15-8, 5-15, 15-7 to book his berth in the final.

Meanwhile, Nagpur’s Nishika Gokhe crashed out in the quarters. She earlier defeated Anvi Bora of Karnataka 15-1, 15-6, Rajasthan’s Ritika Jhamnani 12-15, 15-11, 15-10, and Karnataka’s Aaikya Shetty 15-6, 16-14. But then she lost to fifth seed Rishika Nandi of Delhi 7-15, 9-15 in the last eight.

In girls’ Doubles Under-19, Nagpur’s Shourya Madavi and her Pune partner Tanvi Gharpure also reached the quarterfinals. They beat Mizoram’s Lalrinhlui Hmar and Zoramthari Renthlei 13-15, 15-12, 15-9, and Karnataka’s Avani Kulkarni and Bhoomi Kulkarni 4-15, 17-15, 15-17. Their campaign ended with a loss to top seeds Lakshmi Devineni of Telangana and Anjana Manikandan of Tamil Nadu, 16-14, 15-11, 15-4.