Tanvi Patri Wins U17 Title in All-Indian Final at Badminton Asia Junior Championships
Tanvi Patri, 15, rallied past Shaina Manimuthu in three games and gave India a second straight U-17 girls' singles crown.
- On Sunday, Fifteen-year-old Tanvi Patri clinched the girls' singles U-17 title at the Badminton Asia U-17 Junior Championships in Chengdu, rallying past compatriot Shaina Manimuthu 11-15, 15-10, 15-12 in an all-Indian final.
- The Odisha youngster recovered from a slow start, losing the opening game before stepping up her pace and accuracy to level the contest and hold her nerve in the deciding game.
- Patri defeated Japan's Shizuku Kashio 15-9, 15-12 and beat China's Lin Heng Men 15-8, 15-8 in the quarterfinals; she then overcame China's Yu Ying Gui 15-9, 11-15, 15-11 in the semifinal.
- Patri's victory means India has retained the U-17 girls' singles title for a second successive year, following Diksha Sudhakar's 2025 triumph, while Manimuthu, last year's U-15 Asian champion, took silver.
- The Odisha native added the continental crown to a breakthrough 2026 season featuring titles at the Pontianak International Challenge and the All India Junior U19 Badminton Ranking Tournament in Bengaluru; Aaditya Singh Negi and Tanmay Verma also added a bronze in U-15 boys' doubles.
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Badminton Asia Junior Championships: Tanvi Patri wins U17 title in all-Indian final
Fifteen-year-old Tanvi Patri secured the girls' singles U17 title at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships on Sunday, rallying to beat fellow Indian Shaina Manimuthu in an all-Indian final.
Tanvi Patri wins U17 title at Badminton Asia Junior Championships - The Tribune
Fifteen-year-old Tanvi Patri secured the girls' singles U17 title at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships on Sunday, rallying back to defeat compatriot Shaina Manimuthu 11-15, 15-10, 15-12 in an all-Indian final, according to a press release.
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Fifteen-year-old Tanvi Patri secured the girls' singles U17 title at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships on Sunday, rallying back to defeat compatriot Shaina Manimuthu 11-15, 15-10, 15-12 in an all-Indian final, according to a press release.
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