Odisha’s Participants at the 51st National Sub Junior (Under-15) OPEN & 42nd National Sub Junior GIRLS Championships 2026

A spirited 15-player contingent contested the Open and Girls events in Hyderabad from 12–20 October 2026

Odisha’s 15-player contingent took part in the 51st National Sub Junior (Under-15) Open and 42nd National Sub Junior Girls Championships 2026, held in Subham Convention Centre, Chintala Laxman Rao Estate, Nagole, Hyderabad from 12–20 October. The supplied results tell a story of strong individual scores alongside mixed rating movements: Swastik Suvam Patnaik recorded Odisha’s highest Open score with 8 points and a +123 rating change, while Nainika Sahoo led the state’s Girls results with 7 points and a +98 change.

Girls Event: Nainika Leads Odisha’s Results

Nainika Sahoo finished 43rd with 7 points, the highest score among Odisha’s four listed participants in the Girls event. Her recorded rating change of +98 was also the largest gain in this group. Saradha Bhagya Kamini scored 5½ points and finished 138th, adding 22 rating points. Pradhan Preetika also scored 5½ points, placing 136th with a small rating decrease of 4 points. Aksharaa Hanaga finished 165th with 5 points and a −23 rating change. Together, the four players recorded a net rating change of +93.

Open Event: Swastik’s 8 Points Headline the Campaign

Swastik Suvam Patnaik finished 26th with 8 points and a +123 rating change—the highest score, best finishing rank and largest rating gain among Odisha’s 11 listed Open participants. CM Sattwik Swain followed with 7½ points in 36th place and a +27 change. Ayushman Mohanty also scored 7½ points, finishing 53rd with a −18 change, while Aryan Behera placed 74th with 7 points and a gain of 11 rating points.

Further down the standings, Mishra Manish scored 6½ points, ranked 141st and recorded +16. Dibyansu Das finished 204th with 6 points and +27, while Hrudesh Panigrahi placed 260th with 5½ points and +18. Shiyam Satyansh also scored 5½ points, finishing 261st with −37. Satya Swarup Tripathy recorded 5 points in 303rd place with −21; Khetrabar Majhi scored 4½ points in 358th place with −92; and Maharana Shubham Shankar finished 437th with 4 points and −44. The Open group’s recorded rating changes totalled +10.

The Takeaway: Scores and Rating Changes Tell Different Stories

Across both events, eight of Odisha’s 15 listed players recorded rating gains and seven recorded decreases, producing a combined net change of +103. Swastik’s +123 and Nainika’s +98 were the largest individual gains. The results also show why scores and rating movements should be read together: identical point totals did not always produce the same rating outcome. Sattwik and Ayushman each scored 7½ points but recorded +27 and −18 respectively; Preetika and Saradha each scored 5½ points but recorded −4 and +22. Odisha’s campaign therefore combined notable leading scores with varied rating outcomes across the contingent.