

BHUBANESWAR: The Astha School of Management organised ‘Shuttle Smashers - 2025’, the 9th edition of Astha Open Door Badminton Championship, here recently.
The Orissa State Badminton Association-approved event was inaugurated by the chairman of the institute and rotarian Bijay Kumar Patra in presence of SAFEXPRESS AGM (operations) Hitesh Bal and co-founder of SS Group of Constructions Abinav Swain. Over 150 teams from different UG colleges, B-schools and corporate houses took part in the competition.
The team from Raja Madhusudan Dev Degree College crowned the championship title in Men’s Double UG league, while the team from Astha School of Management emerged as the champion in Women’s Double B-school league.
Similarly, teams from BSNL and Orissa Institute of Fire Engineering and Safety Management were the champions in their respective categories in the Corporate league. International Para Badminton player Deep Ranjan Bisoyee graced the valediction ceremony.