Badminton looks to defend CIF Championship

 

Badminton participated in the CIF Championship the last 7 years, winning 5 times! They look to continue the success against the strongest competition in the San Diego Section.

 

Original Article: San Diego Union-Tribune

Author: Breven Honda

2026 High School Badminton Preview

Regular season ends: May 1

Team finals: May 9

Individual finals: May 16

Defending champions: Patrick Henry (team champion), Pradyun Gowda, Del Norte (boys singles), Justine Yong, Rancho Bernardo (girls singles, two-time defending champ), Vansh Vinod/Sean Chen, Scripps Ranch (boys doubles), Abby Taing/Katie Ha, Patrick Henry (girls doubles), Meghana Nishant/Mihir Thaha, Del Norte (mixed doubles)

Player of the Year: Justine Yong, Rancho Bernardo

Players to watch

(in alphabetical order)

BOYS

Sean Chen, Scripps Ranch, Sr.

Kevin Dinh, Patrick Henry, Sr.

Kevin Do, Patrick Henry, Sr.

Charles Du, Mira Mesa, Sr.

Andy Fung, Scripps Ranch, Sr.

Pradyun Gowda, Del Norte, Sr.

Andrew Hurd, Sr., Mira Mesa

Krithivasan Nanrudaiyan, Mira Mesa, Sr.

Ethan Quan, Del Norte, Jr.

Andy Ryu, Torrey Pines, Jr.

Mihir Thaha, Del Norte, Jr.

Siddarth Thambidurainidhi, Torrey Pines, Jr.

Andy Xie, Torrey Pines, So.

GIRLS

Celestine Chinnappam, Torrey Pines, Sr.

Peyton Chung, Mira Mesa, Jr.

Lily Du, Mira Mesa, So.

Zoe He, Del Norte, Sr.

Amy Hu, Del Norte, Sr.

Victoria Hua, Mira Mesa, Sr.

Veera Kalakota, Del Norte, So.

Snuh Kwon, Scripps Ranch, So.

Katie Lee, Patrick Henry, Sr.

Grace Liu, Torrey Pines, Jr.

Sandy Magbanua, Mira Mesa, Sr.

Meghana Nishant, Del Norte, So.

Kayla Pham, Patrick Henry, Sr.

Ruta Sirdeshmukh, Del Norte, Jr.

Abby Taing, Patrick Henry, Jr.

Bryanna Tran, Canyon Hills, Jr.

Mackenzie Tran, Canyon Hills, Sr.

Gabby Truong, Patrick Henry, Sr.

Ivy Vu, Mira Mesa, Sr.

Kathy Xu, Torrey Pines, So.

Justine Yong, Rancho Bernardo, Sr.

— BREVEN HONDA