Overview

• All Indian entrants won their openers to reach the Round of 64 on Day 1 of individual play.
• Lalthazuala Hmar beat Uganda’s Denis Mukasa 15-4, 15-4 in 14 minutes to set the tone.
• Gnana Dattu TT rallied past Hungary’s Milan Mesterhazy 5-15, 15-7, 15-7 after admitting first-game nerves in his World Juniors debut.
• Asian junior bronze medallist Vennala K defeated Ireland’s Siofra Flynn 15-1, 15-6 in girls’ singles.
• Three of four Indian mixed-doubles pairs advanced, with wins for Vansh Dev/Dianka Waldia, Vishnu Kedhar Kode/Keerthy Manchala, and C Lalramsanga/Taarini Suri.