Badminton Asia Junior Championships: Dhyan Santosh upsets sixth seed Prempunpong; Tanvi Patri, Dev Ruparelia advance

India's Dhyan Santosh upset sixth seed Punnatat Prempunpong in straight games at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships. While Tanvi Patri and Dev Ruparelia secured opening-round victories, it was a mixed day overall for the Indian contingent in Yatsushiro

Hyderabad: 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.

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

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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.

Among the other Indians in action, Adarshini Shri defeated Lee Kay Xin of Malaysia 21-12, 21-12 while Abhinav Garg went down 21-13, 24-22 against Lucas Lee of Malaysia.