Mumbai, nOV 18th: Gaurav Gowda was picked as the star Men’s player by ESHA Strikers for a sale price of ₹28,000, while Women paddler Mukta Dalvi fetched the highest bid of ₹34,000 by Tiny Titans during the ‘Players’ Auction’ for the NextGen Sports-organized INJA-NXTTGN League. The league will be held at the PTKS TT Hall, Vile Parle, on December 6–7, 2025. INJA Wellness is the title sponsor, with Happy Foundation as the NGO partner.
The 12 franchise owners, along with their coaches and mentors, participated in the player auction to build strong teams. Each team comprises six players across different categories, competing for the top prize of ₹1 lakh.
League Categories:
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Sub-junior (U-15) Boys
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Junior (U-19) Boys & Girls
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Women
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Men
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Men Veterans (40+)
The league aims to encourage young, talented, and amateur players, providing them an opportunity to showcase their skills. To maintain competitive balance, the top eight state-ranked players are not eligible to participate in the NXTTGN League.
Prize Structure:
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Winners: INR 1,00,000
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Runners-up: INR 50,000
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Losing Semi-finalists: INR 25,000 each
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Top performers will receive special awards, and all participating players are guaranteed compensation.
Participating Teams and Players:
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B Fly: Mohit Thakur (Boys U-15), Kush Patil (Boys U-19), Trissha Lubde (Girls U-19), Gauri Jadhav (Women), Carlshen Wadia (Men), Santosh Jain (Vet Men)
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Century Warriors: Aadan Das (Boys U-15), Sameer Sharma (Boys U-19), Prisha Daga (Girls U-19), Mayuri Dixit (Women), Suhas Rane (Men), Paul D’Mello (Vet Men)
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ESHA Strikers: Swaraj Redkar (Boys U-15), Rushad (Boys U-19), Harinee Shah (Girls U-19), Rutuja Khonkar (Women), Gaurav Gowda (Men), Ketan Gadkari (Vet Men)
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Jolly Friends SC: Chintan Kadakia (Boys U-15), Mohammed Nuraz Memon (Boys U-19), Ishana Babu (Girls U-19), Vinita Shukla (Women), Rajaram Walavalkar (Men), Raghav Mahajan (Vet Men)
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Maratha Warriors: Yugansh Katre (Boys U-15), Ayush Sonanwane (Boys U-19), Anshita Tamankar (Girls U-19), Winnie Carole (Women), Dhananjay Mukhedkar (Men), Parin Thakkar (Vet Men)
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Mumbai Battalion: Zain Shaikh (Boys U-15), Nilesh Yedage (Boys U-19), Achint Chawla (Girls U-19), Jessica Sarkar (Women), Dhruv Walinjkar (Men), Anubhav Singh (Vet Men)
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NPV Rangers: Sparsh Agarwal (Boys U-15), Ansh Karnavar (Boys U-19), Arpita Borhade (Girls U-19), Snehal Bhole (Women), Ruturaj Joshi (Men), Siddhesh Naik (Vet Men)
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Samurai Smashers: Amal Jose (Boys U-15), Pranay Jain (Boys U-19), Armisha (Girls U-19), Devanshi Upadhyay (Women), Vaibhav Nasre (Men), Sagar Shah (Vet Men)
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SGB Smashers: Elvis Tom (Boys U-15), Veer Dhokre (Boys U-19), Ayushi Shirgaonkar (Girls U-19), Snehal Patil (Women), Mayuresh Kelkar (Men), Ashish Patankar (Vet Men)
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Shetty Warriors: Meet Parmar (Boys U-15), Kanishk Bohra (Boys U-19), Janhvi Kalsekar (Girls U-19), Shubhashree Shroff (Women), Anirudha Vaidya (Men), Ashok Kalambe (Vet Men)
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Shree Ji Strikers: Mann Parmar (Boys U-15), Tanay Bakshi (Boys U-19), Samiksha Wagh (Girls U-19), Urmila Bapat (Women), Saurabh Mohite (Men), Nainesh Desai (Vet Men)
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Tiny Titans: Aaradhy Tidake (Boys U-15), Sarthak Kavthekar (Boys U-19), Anvi Gupte (Girls U-19), Mukta Dalvi (Women), Nitin Patel (Men), Mangesh Parkar (Vet Men)
