BWF World Junior Championships: Tanvi, Shaina among singles players to advance to round of 32

FILE PHOTO: Tanvi Patri beat AIN’s Anastasija Kichayeva 15-6, 15-10, while Shaina Manimuthu won 15-6, 15-10 to Chinese Taipei’s Chih-Yun Cheng. | Photo Credit: The Hindu

India’s shuttlers had a mixed day at the BWF World Junior Championships 2026 in Cairo. Tanvi Patri and Shaina Manimuthu were among the athletes that moved into the round of 32.

Tanvi Patri was in control against AIN’s Anastasija Kichayeva, winning 15-6, 15-10 in straight games. Shaina Manimuthu comfortably defeated Chinese Taipei’s Chih-Yun Cheng, 15-6, 15-10.

Tanvi Reddy Andluri came through a close three-game battle with Malaysia’s Sue Mei Teoh, winning 15-12, 13-15, 15-7. Parul Choudhary’s run ended against China’s Yin Yi Qing, who won 15-10, 15-3.

In the men’s singles Under-19, Dev Ruparelia cruised past England’s Anish Nair 15-7, 15-7. Akhil Reddy Bobba secured a tight win over Vihaan Shah of the Netherlands, 15-12, 15-12.

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Nishchal Chand produced a brilliant comeback against China’s Xu Ji Ning, taking it 15-13, 13-15, 15-11.

Jagsher Singh Khangurra also progressed through, beating Mauritius’ Pranav Bhaugeerothee 15-4, 15-3.

In the mixed doubles, Divyansh Agrawal and Varna Prabhuanand were dominant against the UAE’s Nathan Mathew and Taralaxmi Karthikeyan, winning 15-4, 15-8.

Yogansh Singh and Aanya Bisht dropped a tough three-game match to Malaysia’s Khairul Azlan Khashah and Nur Aina Maisarah, taking the opener 15-8 before losing 6-15, 7-15.

In the boys doubles, Yogansh and Aathish Sreenivas P V lost to Germany’s Aditya Gahirwal and Luan Wolber.

India’s girls doubles pairs finished the day with one win at the BWF World Junior Championships. Aanya Bisht and Angel Punera won against Germany’s Juna Bartsch and Marie Fein, winning 15-8, 12-15 in straight games.