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Rising Stars Shine: Tanvi Sharma, Rounak Chauhan Lead Charge at Senior Nationals

India's junior talents Tanvi Sharma, Rounak Chauhan, and Tanvi Patri have powered into the quarterfinals of the Senior National Badminton Championships. Sharma, a world junior silver medallist, secured a three-game victory over the 10th seed, while Chauhan caused an upset by defeating the sixth seed in men's singles. Top seeds Unnati Hooda and Anupama Upadhyaya also progressed, with Hooda rallying from a game down. The tournament has seen several surprises, including Aryaman Tandon's win over the third seed and other upsets in the early rounds.

Key Points: Senior Nationals Badminton: Juniors Reach Quarterfinals

  • Tanvi Sharma defeats 10th seed
  • Rounak Chauhan upsets 6th seed
  • Unnati Hooda advances after comeback
  • Multiple seeded players fall
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Senior National Badminton: Tanvi Sharma, Rounak Chauhan, and Tanvi Patri continue strong run to reach quarterfinals (ld)

Tanvi Sharma, Rounak Chauhan, and Tanvi Patri advance to the quarterfinals at the 87th Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada.

"World junior championships silver medallist Tanvi Sharma got the better of 10th seed Devika Sihag - Tournament Report"

Vijayawada, Dec 25

India's upcoming juniors Tanvi Sharma, Rounak Chauhan, and Tanvi Patri continued their strong run in the Senior National Badminton Championships here 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 21018, 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.

In the men's Round of 16, Rounak Chauhan upset sixth seed Lakshya Sharma 21-16, 21-16, while second seed M. Tharun ended Abhinav Garg's run with a 21-15, 21-5 win.

Aryaman Tandon upset third seed M Raghu 17-21, 21-11, 21-14 in the round of 32. Abhinav Garg and Rithvik Sanjeevi S. also created upsets to reach the pre-quarters.

Garg got the better of 10th seed Abhinav Thakur 21-19, 21-16, while Rithvik defeated 13th seed Orijit Chaliha 21-15, 21-19. In the mixed doubles event, Nitin Kumar and Kanika Kanwal upset the 6th seeds Kevin Wong CC and Pranavi N 23-21, 21-15.

Earlier in the day, the experienced Shruti Mundada and Parul Choudhary upset higher-ranked opponents to reach the women's singles pre-quarterfinals at the 87th Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada on Thursday. Shruti packed off seventh seed Jiya Rawat 21-14, 21-9 while Parul got the better of 9th seed 18-21, 21-18, 21-12 to advance to the next round. Tanvi Patri also ended the campaign of eighth seed Isharani Baruah 22-20, 21-19.

Earlier on Wednesday, Women's top seed Unnati, world junior championships silver medallists Tanvi Sharma, the experienced Aakarshi Kashyap, and upcoming junior Rounak Chauhan registered convincing wins to reach the next round.

- IANS

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Aman W
Great to see the upsets! Rounak Chauhan beating the 6th seed and Aryaman Tandon coming back from a game down against the 3rd seed... this is what makes Nationals so exciting. The new generation is not afraid to take on the established names. 🔥
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Rohit P
A small note to the reporters: the article says Aakarshi Kashyap beat Anmol Kharb "21018, 21-18". That's clearly a typo, probably 21-18, 21-18. Otherwise, fantastic coverage from Vijayawada! Keep it up.
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Sarah B
The depth in women's singles is impressive. So many Tanvis! 😄 Tanvi Sharma, Tanvi Patri, and then you have Unnati and Anupama as top seeds. The quarterfinal match between Patri and the experienced Aakarshi will be a cracker.
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Karthik V
Heartening to see players from across the country competing. Vijayawada is a great badminton hub. Hope BAI continues to take Nationals to different cities to grow the sport's base. Good luck to all quarterfinalists!
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Nikhil C
Shoutout to the experienced players like Shruti Mundada causing upsets too! It's not just about the juniors. The competition at Seniors is fierce, which is exactly what we need to prepare players for international tournaments. Onwards and upwards!

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