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Tanvi Sharma, Unnati Hooda Into World Juniors Quarters as Gnana Dattu, Chhabra-Toppo Upset Seeds

Two upsets boost India's medal hopes after top seeds progress.

Overview

  • Top seed Tanvi Sharma defeated China’s Li Yuan Sun 15-8, 15-5 to reach the quarterfinals and will face Japan’s Saki Matsumoto next.
  • eighth seed Unnati Hooda advanced by beating Malaysia’s Carine Tee 15-10, 15-7 and now meets No. 2 seed Anyapat Phichitpreechasak of Thailand in the last eight.
  • Gnana Dattu TT upset No. 8 seed Garret Tan of the United States 15-12, 15-13 to enter the boys’ singles quarterfinals as India’s lone remaining contender in that draw.
  • Mixed doubles duo Bhavya Chhabra and Vishakha Toppo rallied past third-seeded Thibault Gardon and Agathe Cuevas of France 12-15, 15-11, 15-12 to book a quarterfinal against Hung Bing Fu and Chou Yun An of Chinese Taipei.
  • Tenth seed Rakshitha Sree Ramraj exited to No. 4 seed Ranithma Liyanage 11-15, 9-15, with the girls’ singles landscape already altered by defending champion Xu Wen Jing’s earlier defeat.