Rohan Dani takes doubles silver at WTT Youth Contender Batumi

September 21, 2025 | Paul Stimpson

Rohan Dani took a doubles silver medal at the WTT Youth Contender in Batumi, Georgia, while there were singles quarter-final places for Dani and Max Radiven.

Dani and partner Prisha Goel of India made their way through four rounds in the Under-19 Mixed Doubles, including beating the fourth seeds in the quarter-finals and then the top seeds in the semi-finals.

That semi-final win showed their fighting qualities as they recovered from losing the first game to Abdulla Mamay & Noila Khaniyazova of Kazakhstan and later came back from 10-6 down in the fourth to win it 14-12 and go through to the final.

They faced second seeds (and the respective singles top seeds), Alan Kurmangaliyev of Kazakhstan & Karolina Holda of Poland, for the gold medal and although the first two games were close, the higher-ranked pair shaded them and went on to seal a 3-0 (12-10, 11-9, 11-5) triumph.

Dani, ranked No 159 in the world on the Junior list, reached the quarter-finals of the Under-19 Boys’ Singles, defeating compatriot Radiven in the last 16. His run ended at the hands of fourth seed and world No 53 Gorkem Ocal of Turkey.

Abraham Sellado (WR 221) went out in the last 32 to Adam Smoter of Poland (WR 173). At the same stage, Radiven (WR 305) had a great win over Thomas Laroche of France (WR 82), in three straight.

In the Under-17s, Radiven reached the quarter-finals with another good win, in the last 16 over Smoter, ranked 132 places above him at 173. He was then knocked out by top seed Ocal.

Dani went out in the last 16 to Ylyas Allanazarov (WR 261) of Turkmenistan, while Sellado exited to Turkey’s Berk Oztoprak (WR 174) despite having led 2-0.

Max Radiven in Batumi

Results

Under-19 Boys’ Singles
Qualifying group 9
Rohan Dani bt Akaki Gabitsinashvili (GEO) 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-4)
Dani bt Daniil Vitorski (AIN) 3-0 (14-12, 11-9, 11-9)

Qualifying group 12
Nathan Doussinet (FRA) bt Max Radiven 3-1 (11-6, 11-6, 2-11, 12-10)
Radiven bt Giorgi Iaradze (GEO) 3-0 (11-4, 11-1, 11-3)

Qualifying group 14
Abraham Sellado bt Erel Levin (ISR) 3-0 (13-11, 11-5, 11-3)
Sellado bt Ylyas Allanazarov (TKM) 3-0 (13-11, 11-9, 12-10)
Sellado bt Hleb Krestapchuk (AIN)3-1 (11-8, 7-11, 11-5, 11-7)

Round of 32
Adam Smoter (POL) bt Sellado 3-1 (6-11, 11-8, 14-12, 11-8)
Dani bt Daniil Savastsyan (AIN) 3-0 (13-11, 12-10, 17-15)
Radiven bt Thomas Laroche (FRA) 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 13-11)

Round of 16
Dani bt Radiven 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-7)

Quarter-finals
Gorkem Ocal (TUR) bt Dani 3-2 (11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 10-12, 11-4)

Under-17 Boys’ Singles
Qualifying group 4
Rohan Dani bt Maor Nichanevich (ISR) 3-0 (11-2, 11-7, 11-2)
Dani bt Abai Kasymov (KGZ) 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-4)

Qualifying group 9
Abraham Sellado bt Filip Brahanets (AIN) 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-4)
Sellado bt Denis Barbu (MDA) 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-5)

Qualifying group 12
Max Radiven bt Matan Feldman (ISR) 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-6)
Radiven bt Bakdaulet Saurbay (KAZ) 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-7)

Round of 32
Radiven bt Daniel Kravchenko (ISR) 3-2 (11-7, 13-15, 3-11, 11-4, 11-7)
Dani bt Hleb Krestapchuk (AIN) 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-4)
Sellado bt Maor Nichanevich (ISR) 3-1 (6-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8)

Round of 16
Radiven bt Adam Smoter (POL) 3-2 (11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6)
Ylyas Allanazarov (TKM) bt Dani 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-9)
Berk Oztoprak (TUR) bt Sellado 3-2 (13-15, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6)

Quarter-finals
Gorkem Ocal (TUR) bt Radiven 3-1 (7-11, 11-4, 14-12, 11-8)

Under-19 Mixed Doubles
Round of 32
Rohan Dani & Prisha Goel (IND) bt Nir Engler & Yehudit Brunshtein (ISRL) 3-0 (11-4, 14-12, 13-11)

Round of 16
Dani & Goel bt Daniil Vitorski & Iryna Miadzvetskaya (AIN) 3-0 (14-12, 16-14, 11-8)

Quarter-finals
Dani & Goel bt Ignasa Sisanovas (LTU) & Albina Zhaxylykova (KAZ) 3-1 (11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5)

Semi-finals
Dani & Goel bt Abdulla Mamay & Noila Khaniyazova (KAZ) 3-1 (9-11, 11-9, 11-7, 14-12)

Final
Alan Kurmangaliyev (KAZ) & Karolina Holda (POL) bt Dani & Goel 3-0 (12-10, 11-9, 11-5)