Odia shuttler Tanvi Patri delivered an impressive performance on the third day of the 37th National Sub-Junior Badminton Championship, advancing to the quarterfinals in both the Girls Under-15 and Under-17 singles categories. The championship is currently underway at the Dalmia Bharat Gopichand Badminton High Performance Centre (Shuttle) located at the Kalinga Stadium complex in Bhubaneswar. A total of 112 matches were played on Wednesday.
In the Under-15 singles, Tanvi dominated her opponent Anvi Rathore of Rajasthan with a convincing 21-7, 21-8 straight-game victory. Meanwhile, top seed Saina Manimuthu suffered a shock exit after losing to Anushree G.S. of Tamil Nadu, exiting the title race.
Tanvi continued her winning momentum in the Under-17 category, defeating Hithashree L. of Karnataka 21-12, 21-14 to secure a place in the quarterfinals.
However, it was a disappointing day for another Odia player, Bapun Raut, who bowed out of the Under-17 boys singles after a hard-fought three-game match against Tanmanihal Uttam of Telangana, losing 16-21, 21-16, 12-21.
In the Under-15 girls doubles, the Odia pair Nimisha Ojha and Swati Nayak stormed into the quarterfinals with a solid performance, overcoming Alexia Elsa–Afreen Kwathun of Kerala 23-21, 21-8.
Assam’s Shantipriya Hazarika also made headlines by defeating top seed Sainath Mani Muthu in the Under-17 girls singles, securing a major upset of the tournament.
In the Under-15 boys singles, top seeds including Wazir Singh (Punjab), Pushkar Sai (Karnataka), Srichaitan Saurya (Telangana), Anshuman Chaudhury (Rajasthan), Jayvardhan Hooda (Haryana), and Harshit Khatri (Delhi) progressed to the quarterfinals.
The championship will continue on Thursday with quarterfinal clashes across all categories.
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