Report by Michael Rodrigues
Team Mangalorean Udupi

Udupi: The Udupi ' 5 Star State Ranking Badminton Tournament ' prize distribution ceremony  was held on Wednesday July 11, 2012  at the Udupi indoor stadium, Ajjarkad. The tournament was organized by Udupi District Badminton Association under the aegis of The Karnataka Badminton Association.
 
The last four days of the tournament were not of happy moments, and finally when it was time for the prize distribution ceremony all was forgotten and pure sportsmanship was shown.

Udupi City Municipality commissioner Gokuldas Nayak, Subash Kamath from Abarnan Motors Udupi, General manager of Badagabettu Credit Co-operative society Jayakar Shetty Indrali, Navayuga Engineering works Ramakrishna, Entrepreneur Damodar Kundar, City Municipality Councilor Yaspal Suvarna, Sudarshan H Baliga of Disha Marketing, Nihal Baliga of Fishnet were present as the chief guests of the prize distribution ceremony.
 
International fame Indian badminton player Prakash Padukone will grace the concluding ceremony on July 14, 2012
 
Final Round results:
 
Boys Under 13 Singles
Rahul Bharadhvaj BM, Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) Winner, Gupta R, Runner-up 21-7 21-16
 
Girls under 13 Singles
Mithula U K, Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) Winner Ashwini Bhat K, Runner-up PPBA, 21-18 6-21 21-17
 
Boys under 13 Doubles
Amogh Gupta R, PPBA, and Rohith M, WPBA, Winner, Abhay Pai and Chirag B, MLORE, Runner-up 21-12 21-7
                                                       
Girls under 13 Doubles
Ashwini Bhat K and Mithula U K, PPBA, Winner, Drithi Yatheesh and Trisha Hegde, INC, Runner-up 21-9 21-14
                                                      
Boys under 15 Singles
Rahul Bhardhvaj B M, PPBA, Winner. Mithun Manjunath, WPBA, Runner-up 21-12 19-21 21-16     
 
Girls under 15 Singles
Shikha Gautam (8), PPBA, Winner. Mahima Aggarwal, PPBA, Runner-up 21-19 21-12 
 
Boys Under 15
Mithun Manjunath and Raghu M, WPBA, Winner. Adithya L Bhat and Glanish Ashley Pinto, UDUPI, Runner-up 21-15 21-19  
 
Girls under 14 Doubles
Mahima Aggarwal and Shikha Gautam, PPBA, Winner. Apeksha Nayak and Archana Pai, PPBA, Runner-up 21-19 21-15
 
Boys under 17 Singles
Daniel Farid S, PPBA, Winner. Akashraj Murthy, NGV, Runner-up 21-7 21-11
 
Girls under 17 Singles
Mahima Aggarwal, PPBA, Winner. Shikha Gautam, PPBA, Runner-up 25-23 17-21 21-18
 
Boys under 17 Doubles
Harrshit Agarwaal and Sankeerth B R, NGV, Winners. Lok Sainath K and Madusudan M, BCI, Runners-up 21-12 21-10
 
Girls under 17 Doubles
Mahima Aggarwal and Shikha Gautam, PPBA, Winners. Meghana Kulkarni and Rachita Patil, BELGAVI, Runners-up 21-10 21-18