Shaina Manimuthu, Diksha Sudhakar Reach Quarterfinals at Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15

Overview

• Top seed Shaina Manimuthu defeated China’s Li Man Lin 21-17, 21-16 to enter the U-15 girls’ singles last eight.
• Sixth seed Diksha Sudhakar beat Chinese Taipei’s Pin Hsuan Chiang 21-19, 21-15 to book an U-17 girls’ singles quarterfinal spot.
• Lakshya Rajesh advanced with a 21-16, 21-11 win over Korea’s Lee Yun Seo, and Jagsher Singh Khangurra beat Malaysia’s Winson Choh 21-12, 21-17.
• The girls’ doubles pair Aditi Deepak Raj and Ponnamma BV Vriddhi and the boys’ duo Charan Ram Thippana and Hari Krishna Veeramreddy posted key victories to extend India’s run.
• Earlier wins from SL Dhakshan Sugumaran, Wazir Singh, and Anvi Rathore set the tone, with Wazir later edged 19-21, 22-20, 22-24 by seventh seed Revan Adrilleo Saputra in U-15 boys’ singles.