Chengdu: India’s leading junior badminton player, Tanvi Patri, secured a commanding victory against Thailand’s Kungkaew Kakanik, advancing to the U-15 girls’ singles final at the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior Championships in Chengdu, China, on Saturday.
Seeded number one, Patri faced a tough challenge in the first game but ultimately triumphed with scores of 21-19, 21-10 against the sixth-seeded Kakanik, wrapping up the match in a swift 31 minutes.
In the upcoming final, she is set to compete against Vietnam’s second seed, Nguyen Thi Thu Huygen, who defeated China’s Liu Yu Tong with scores of 21-18, 17-21, 21-19 in the other semifinal match.
Previously, Samiya Imad Farooqui clinched the U-15 girls’ singles title in 2017, followed by Tasnim Mir in 2019.
However, it was a disappointing outcome for Gnana Dattu TT in the U-17 boys’ singles, as he succumbed to Indonesia’s Radithya Bayu Wardhana in a three-game match, settling for a bronze medal.
Dattu began the match with an aggressive stance against Radithya, taking the first game with ease. Unfortunately, he lost his rhythm and required a medical timeout, ultimately falling with scores of 9-21, 21-13, 21-13.
In the previous edition of the championships, India secured a gold medal in the boys’ U-15 singles and a silver in the girls’ U-17 singles categories.
