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Tanvi, Unnati, Rakshitha Reach Pre-Quarters as India’s Boys’ Challenge Narrows

Byes from the team bronze set up a later start in Guwahati for India’s seeds, spotlighting girls’ singles as the clearest medal path.

Overview

  • Top seed Tanvi Sharma beat Indonesia’s Oei Winarto 15-12, 15-7 to reach the last 16 at the BWF World Junior Championships in Guwahati.
  • Eighth seed Unnati Hooda defeated Alice Wang of the USA 15-8, 15-5, and 10th seed Rakshitha Sree Ramraj rallied past Singapore’s Aaliyah Zakaria 11-15, 15-5, 15-8.
  • Gnana Dattu TT overcame compatriot and 15th seed Suryaksh Rawat 11-15, 15-6, 15-11 to become India’s lone remaining contender in boys’ singles, as Rounak Chouhan lost to China’s Li Zhi Hang and Lalthazuala Hmar fell to UAE’s 14th seed Riyan Malhan.
  • Mixed doubles 14th seeds Bhavya Chhabra and Vishakha Toppo advanced 15-13, 15-11, with other Indian pairs progressing earlier and some exiting in later rounds.
  • India’s unseeded players opened the individual event with an all-win day, after which seeded entries benefited from first-round byes earned through the mixed-team bronze.