The pairs of Arsh Mohammad and Sanskar Saraswat, and Bjorn Jaison and Aathish Sreenivas PV confirmed medals in the doubles category.
The junior World No. 4 Unnati outclassed South Korea’s Min Ji Kim in the U-17 girls singles quarter-finals 21-15, 21-18. She will now face Japan’s Milon Yokouchi in the semi-finals.
Dattu and Anish, had to wage grim battles in the U-15 boys singles Last-8 contests against their Indonesian opponents before emerging winners in three sets.
Seventh seeded Dattu downed fourth-seed Radithya Wardhana 21-11, 13-21, 21-11, Anish claimed a 22-20, 19-21, 21-12 win over fifth seeded Glend Rumondor for the last-4 berth.
Dattu and Anish will face Chinese Taipei’s Chung-Hsiang Yih and Lee Yu-Jui respectively in the semi-finals.
In-form U-17 boys doubles pair of Arsh and Sanskar earned a hard-fought victory against Indonesia’s Nawaf Khoiriyansyah and Adriel Leonardo by 24-22, 20-22, 21-15.
The duo of Bjorn and Aathish added a second doubles medal to the tally as they clinched a come-from-behind 16-21, 21-12, 21-17 victory against Chinese Taipei's Sheng-Ming Lin and Chla-Yu Tsai in the U-15 boys doubles category.
Meanwhile, U-17 mixed doubles pair of Mayank Rana and Jiya Rawat and U-15 girls doubles pair of Tanvi Andluri and Durga Kandrapu ended their campaigns with quarter-finals defeats.
Semi-finals will take place tomorrow while finals will be played on Sunday.
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INDIAN ASSURED OF 5 MEDALS AT BADMINTON ASIA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Harpal Singh Bedi - 2022-12-02 17:45
New Delhi: India was assured of five medals after top seed Unnati Hooda, Gnana Dattu, Anish Thoppani and two doubles pairs marched into the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Nonthaburi, Thailand on Friday.