Tanvi and Vennala enter Badminton Asia Juniors Individual Championships semifinals

Solo (Indonesia), Jul 25 (PTI) India’s young shuttlers Tanvi Sharma and Vennala Kalagotla continued their impressive run at the Badminton Asia Juniors Individual Championships, advancing to the semifinals here on Friday.

Second seed Tanvi maintained her dominant form in the women’s singles, defeating fifth seed Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan of Indonesia 21-19, 21-14 in a swift 35-minute match.

Tanvi has been in sublime touch throughout the tournament, securing all her wins in straight games so far.

Joining her in the last-four is Vennala, who braved a strong challenge from Thailand’s Janyaporn Meepanthong in a gripping 58-minute contest.

Vennala took the opening game 21-18 with some sharp rallies, but Janyaporn fought back to bag the second 21-17, forcing the match into a decider.

In the final game, Vennala pulled ahead in the closing stages, eventually sealing a 21-18, 17-21, 21-17 victory to earn her semifinal berth.

Both Indians now face Chinese opponents in the semifinals, with Tanvi set to take on eighth seed Yin Yi Qing and Vennala going up against Liu Si Ya. PTI AH AH AT AT