Dhyan santosh

Badminton Asia Junior Championships: Dhyan Santosh upset sixth seed Punnatat Prempunpong of Thailand while Dev Ruparelia and Tanvi Patri registered contrasting victories in the first round of the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Yatsushiro, Japan, on Wednesday.

Dhyan Santosh put up a clinical show to beat Prempunpong 21-17, 21-18 in boys' singles first round on an otherwise mixed day for the Indian contingent.

Tanvi Patri breezed through her girls' singles opening round, beating Indonesia’s Christabel Purwanto 21-18, 21-6, while fifth seed Ruparelia was pushed to a third game by Sri Lanka’s Pamudu Randiligama 21-13, 16-21, 21-7.