India will face Malaysia in the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team Championship in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, after finishing second in Group C on Sunday.
With their knockout stage qualification already secured, India opted to change their entire lineup for the last group match against Indonesia. They rested Tanvi Sharma in girls’ singles and fielded fresh mixed and men’s doubles pairs. Dhruv Negi was tasked with playing the boys’ singles rubber.
Navya Kanderi, who replaced Sharma in the girls’ singles, was the only player to earn a point for India as they lost 1-4, despite closely contesting all the matches.
The mixed doubles pair of Vansh Dev and Shravani Walekar lost the opening match to Taufik Aderya and Clairine Mulia 14-21, 16-21. Negi’s over an hour-long fight against Bueno Oktora ended in a 14-21, 21-11, 11-21 defeat.
The tie was decided when Bhargav Ram Arigela and Vishwa Tej Gobburu lost the boys’ doubles 17-21, 15-21 to Anselmus Prasetya and Pulung Ramadhan.
Navya Kanderi then put India on the scoreboard with a 21-19, 21-19 win over Mutiara Puspitasari.
Results: India lost to Indonesia 1-4:
- Vansh Dev/Shravani Walekar lost to Taufik Aderya/Clairine Mulia 14-21, 16-21
- Dhruv Negi lost to Bismo Oktora 14-21, 21-11, 11-21
- Bhargav Ram Arigela/Vishwa Tej Gobburu lost to Anselmus Prasetya/Pulung Ramadhan 17-21, 15-21
- Navya Kanderi defeated Mutiara Puspitasari 21-19, 21-19
- K Vennala/Shravani Walekar lost to Isyana Meida/Rinjani Nastine 15-21, 11-21
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