Guwahati: Rising Indian shuttlers Tanvi Sharma and Unnati Hooda continued their impressive run to sail into the quarterfinals of the BWF World Junior Championships, here Thursday.
Gnana Dattu TT and mixed doubles combination of Bhavya Chhabra and Vishakha Toppo also upset their much higher-ranked opponents in another good day for Indian badminton at the National Centre of Excellence.
Tanvi registered a dominating 15-8 15-5 win over China’s Sun Li Yuan, while eighth seed Unnati recovered from a bad start to prevail 15-10, 15-7 over Carine Tee of Malaysia.
In the quarterfinals, Tanvi will face Japan’s Saki Matsumoto, while Unnati will take on second seed Anyapat Phichitpreechasak of Thailand.
Dattu, playing his first world juniors, defeated eighth seed Garret Tan of USA 15-12 15-13 in the boys’ singles, while Bhavya and Vishakha fought back after losing the opening game to beat third seeded French combination of Thibault Gardon and Agathe Cuevas 12-15, 15-11, 15-12 to reach the quarterfinals.
Playing against an experienced opponent, Dattu showcased his racquet skills as he executed late flicks
and flat pushes.