BWF World Junior C’ ships 2026: Tanvi, Shaina lead strong start; all Indians advance in singles

FILE PHOTO: Asian U-17 champion Tanvi Patri beat Hsin Yu Huang in straight games to set the tone for India. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN

India’s shuttlers made a commanding start to the BWF World Junior Championships 2026 in Cairo, with every player from the country in action winning and moving into the next round.

Tanvi Patri set the tone in the women’s singles Under-19 Round of 128. Facing Hsin Yu Huang of Chinese Taipei, she kept her composure through two competitive games to win 15-12, 15-11.

Patri is one of the India’s top women’s singles hopes after winning the Polytron Pontianak International Challenge and the Asian U-17 title within two weeks.

Fresh off the Badminton Asia U-15 title and a bronze medal at the Dutch Junior International, Shaina Manimuthu gave Claire Namirembe of Uganda barely a foothold, closing out a 15-3, 15-3 victory in the same round.

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Tanvi Reddy Andluri was composed and in control against Brindha Bharathi Raja of Canada, winning 15-10, 15-5.

It was a double-header start for Parul Choudhary, and she won both of her matches. She got past Iziar Barcala of Spain 15-11, 15-5 in the Round of 256, and then dispatched Laura Roviezzo of Brazil 15-7, 15-7 in the Round of 128 to move on.

In the men’s singles U-19, Akhil Reddy Bobba earned a hard-fought result in the Round of 128, taking both games against Wei Jie Tiew of Malaysia 15-12, 15-12.

Nishchal breezed past Rayan Almukhimer of Saudi Arabia 15-4, 15-6 in the Round of 256, then returned to beat Cesar Rodrigues of Portugal 15-7, 15-12 in the Round of 128.

Jagsher Singh Khangurra was ruthless against Mohamed Rayane Bouffeniche of Algeria, winning 15-5, 15-6.

Dev Ruparelia finished the day in equally emphatic style, beating Oussama Keddou, also of Algeria, 15-5, 15-4.