Badminton Asia Junior Team: India’s campaign in the Badminton Asia Junior Mixed team championships came to an end at the quarterfinal stage as they went down against Hong Kong 2-1 here on Monday.
India started strong in the opening set with Dev Ruparelia and Tanvi Patri giving the team a strong start as India led 22-12 after two matches. The doubles combinations then ensured that there were no hiccups as they clinched the set 55-44.
But the start of the second game turned things around for Hong Kong as Can Yee Hei beat Ruparelia 11-8 and IP Sum Yau extended their lead to 22-16. The doubles combinations could not cut down the deficit as the match went into a decider.
Ruparelia once again gave India a lead by beating Chan 11-9, but Ip managed to close the gap to 22-21.
The mixed doubles combination of Bjorn Jaison and Dianka Waldia kept India ahead with a 33-32 as the match against Cheung Sai Shing and Wing Chi Chu ended 11-11.
Tanvi Reddy Andluri and Baruni Parshwal went down to Chu and Yi Kiu Yu 5-11 and India could not recover from that and lost the set 55-43.
The 26th edition of the junior continental badminton championships will be held in two parts - the team event from June 26 to 30 and individual events from July 1 to 5.
Tanvi Reddy Andluri and Baruni Parshwal went down to Chu and Yi Kiu Yu 5-11 and India could not recover from that and lost the set 55-43.
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India’s challenge at the 2026 Badminton Asia Junior Championships was spearheaded by the duo of Tanvi Patri and Abhinav Garg who will feature in the 19-member Indian squad for the championship.