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Surya Charishma, Shruti Mundada Upset Top Seeds at Senior National Badminton

Local favourite Surya Charishma Tamiri and the experienced Shruti Mundada produced major upsets, defeating the top two seeds in straight games to storm into the women's singles semifinals. In the men's draw, top seed Kiran George advanced but faced a tough challenge, while the top women's doubles pair was also eliminated early. The tournament has seen strong performances from upcoming juniors, setting the stage for thrilling semifinal clashes. These results signal a potential shift in the national badminton hierarchy.

Key Points: Upsets at Senior National Badminton: Top Seeds Ousted

  • Surya Charishma beats top seed
  • Shruti Mundada defeats former champion
  • Kiran George advances in men's singles
  • Top women's doubles pair knocked out
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Senior National Badminton: Surya Charishma, Shruti Mundada, send top two seeds packing to reach semis

Surya Charishma and Shruti Mundada stun the top two seeds to reach the women's singles semifinals at the Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada.

"Surya Charishma proved too strong for top seed Unnati Hooda - Match Report"

Vijayawada, Dec 26

Local favourite Surya Charishma Tamiri and the experienced Shruti Mundada upset the top two seeds in straight games to storm into the semifinals of the Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada on Friday.

Surya Charishma proved too strong for top seed Unnati Hooda, winning their quarterfinals 21-12, 21-15 in just 36 minutes, while Shruti defeated second seed and former national champion Anupama Upadhyaya 22-20, 21-12 in 39 minutes.

In the semifinals, Surya Charishma will face Rakshita Sree after the 18-year-old came from a game down to beat world junior championships silver medallist Tanvi Sharma 16-21, 21-14, 21-18.

In the men's singles category, top seed Kiran George had to work hard to overcome the challenge of 11th seed Rounak Chauhan 21-18, 21-18 in 41 minutes.

He will now face 2024 Odisha Open champion Rithvik Sanjeevi S, who defeated K Sathish Kumar 21-13, 22-20 in the other quarterfinal.

The other semifinal will see second seed M Tharun take on unseeded Bharat Raghav. In the quarter finals, Tharun defeated Manraj Singh 21-13, 22-20, while Bharat got the better of Ginpaul Sonna 21-17, 21-13.

The top seeds in women's doubles, Rutuparna and Swetaparna Panda, were also knocked out in the pre-quarterfinal stage by Riduvarshini Ramasamy and Sania Sikkandar, who won 21-16, 21-19.

Earlier on Thursday, India's upcoming juniors Tanvi Sharma, Rounak Chauhan, and Tanvi Patri continued their strong run in the Senior National Badminton Championships on Thursday as they registered convincing wins over their respective opponents to reach the quarterfinals.

World junior championships silver medallist Tanvi Sharma got the better of 10th seed Devika Sihag 21-11, 10-21, 21-10, while Patri packed off Parul Choudhary 21-14, 21-17 in the women's singles pre-quarterfinals.

Tanvi Sharma will now face Rakshita Sree, who defeated Sneh Lamba 21-13, 21-11, while Patri will be up against the experienced Aakarshi Kashyap, who packed off third seed Anmol Kharb 21-18, 21-18.

Top seed Unnati Hooda and second seed Anupama Upadhyaya also sealed their quarterfinal berths with contrasting wins. Unnati had to come back from a game down to beat M Meghana Reddy 19-21, 21-14, 21-12, while Anupama defeated Anvi Rathore 21-13, 21-5.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Surya Charishma is from Vijayawada, right? Must be amazing for the local crowd to see their player win like this. Home support matters! Hope she goes all the way.
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David E
Following from the UK. The level of competition at your National Championships is impressive. Shruti Mundada beating a former champion in straight games is a statement win. Good to see the next generation stepping up.
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Aman W
While the upsets are exciting, I hope the top seeds like Unnati and Anupama learn from this. Sometimes early exits in nationals can be a wake-up call before bigger international tournaments. No need to panic.
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Sneha F
So many talented Tanvis and young players! Rakshita Sree coming back from a game down against Tanvi Sharma shows great mental strength. The women's game in India is in safe hands for the next decade.
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Karthik V
The men's singles seems a bit predictable with Kiran George and Tharun cruising, but good to see an unseeded player like Bharat Raghav in the semis. Hope he causes another upset! Where can we watch these matches? Doordarshan should broadcast this.

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