Chengdu [China], October 22 (ANI): Indian shuttlers made a robust begin to their marketing campaign on the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Championships 2025, with a number of gamers notching key opening-day victories, together with notable wins in opposition to Chinese opponents, in accordance with a press launch from BAI Media.
In the U-15 boys’ singles, SL Dhakshan Sugumaran produced a spirited comeback to defeat China’s Lyu Ke Ting 18-21, 21-14, 21-13, whereas Wazir Singh additionally got here by a good three-game battle to beat Xia Jun Long 21-18, 18-21, 21-17. Pushkar Sai and Prabhu Dhyani registered straight-game wins over their Thai rivals, advancing easily from the Round of 64. In the ladies’ singles, Anvi Rathore regarded dominant as she eased previous UAE’s Anishka Anu 21-4, 21-9.
India’s U-17 contingent additionally started confidently. The combined doubles pairs Punith Suresh/Aditi Deepak Raj and Jangjeet Singh Kajla/Jananika Ramesh superior to the Round of 16, defeating Chinese and Japanese opponents, respectively. In boys’ singles, Nischal Chand outplayed Laos’ Souphaxay Simmanong 21-8, 21-7, whereas Hardik Divyansh impressed with a 21-14, 21-14 win over Japan’s Issei Matsuhita.
India had received a gold and a bronze in 2024, and one gold, one silver, and one bronze in 2023, with each editions happening in Chengdu. A 36-member squad is preventing for silverware throughout two age classes this time round, the BAI Media press launch added. (ANI)