Published: January 9, 2026 at 6:09 pm
Odisha shuttler Tanvi Patri was back at her giant-killing act as she slew two higher-ranked players on way to the final of the Yonex-Sunrise All India Junior Ranking badminton tournament in Hyderabad on Friday.
The seventh seeded Tanvi first overcame top seed Shaina Manimuth of Karnataka in the quarterfinals and the later in the day she edged third seed Parul Choudhary of Rajasthan in yet another thrilling semifinal encounter.
The 14-year-old Tanvi has been in excellent form of late. Last month, she had stretched her run to the final of the 2025 Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada where she lost to Andhra Pradesh’s Surya Charishma Tamiri in a hard-fought three games. Tanvi took the first game but lost the next two to go down 21-17, 12-21, 14-21 to her 19-year-old opponent.
The game had got Indian star PV Sindhu so excited that she posted on her X account about the game. “Eyes absolutely glued to the women’s final right now. My heart is with Cherry, the girl from my state. Chances like this are rare for her and she’s grabbing it with both hands. Tanvi will have many more of these moments but watching both of them push each other like this on a big stage is so special,” Sindhu had posted during the final match.
On Friday, the unseeded Tanvi was in no mood to allow Karnataka shuttler Shaina any leeway. After a close first game, Tanvi stepped up the pace and won the next game comfortably. She prevailed 21-19, 21-14.
Tanvi then packed off Parul 21-18 18-21 21-12 to book her berth in the final. Tanvi will take on yet another Tanvi in the final. Telangana’s Tavni Reddy Andluri overcome mid-match blues to oust fourth seeded Adarshini Shri NB of Tamil Nadu. Tanvi won the first game easily at 21-10 but lost the next one at 13-21. She, however, pulled up her socks to win the decider 21-16 and enter the final.
It turned out to be a bad day for Karnataka shuttlers as eighth seed Lakshya Rajesh went down to another unseeded player. Adarshini Shri B of Tamil Nadu pulled off a hard-fought 18-21, 21-7, 21-6 win over Lakshya.
There was much to cheer for the home crowd as Telangana’s Tanvi Reddy Andluri topped 14th seed Dianka Waldia of Delhi in straight games. Tanvi won 21-12, 21-10. Third seed Parul Choudhary of Rajasthan had no problems in disposing of Andhra Pradesh’s Durga Isha Kandrapu 21-19, 22-20.
In the boys’ singles quarterfinals, Bornil Akash Changmai of Assam defeated 15th seed Pranit Somani of Madhya Pradesh 22-20, 21-14. Fourth seed Dev Ruparelia of Maharashtra kept on course by defeating Telangana’s Akhil Reddy Bobba 21-17, 21-12.
Results: U-19 boys’ singles (semifinals): Dev Ruparelia (MAH) beat Shaurya Mishra (MP) 21-15 21-17; Nishchal Chand (UTR) beat 3-Bornil Akash Changmai (ASM) 21-19 20-22 21-15. Quarterfinals: Shaurya Mishra (MP) beat Anish Danei Thoppani (AP) 21-12 13-21 21-16; 4-Dev Ruparelia (MAH) beat Akhil Reddy Bobba (TS) 21-17 21-12; Bornil Akash Changmai (ASM) beat 15-Pranit Somani (MP) 22-20 21-14; 5-Nishcal Chand (UTR) beat Nilesh Seth (PNB) 21-14 21-15.
Doubles (semifinals): 3-Charan Ram Thippana/ Hari Krishna Veeram Reddy (AP) beat Aathish Sreenivas PV (KER)/ Yoganshi Singh (DLI) 21-17 21-15; Aanayan Borah (ASM)/ Malsawmhlua (MIZ) beat 5-Showrya Kiran J (TS)/ Bjorn Jaison (KER) 21-23 21-11 21-15. Quarterfinals: 8-Charan Ram Thippana/ Hari Krishna Veeram Reddy (AP) beat Arjun Tanaji Birajdar/ Aryan Tanaji Birajdar (MAH) 21-12 17-21 27-25; Aathish Sreenivas PV (KER)/ Yogansh Singh (DLI) beat Mahendra Kalahasthi (AP)/ Sandeep Kumar R (TN) 21-16 21-12; Showrya Kiran J (TS)/ Bjorn Jaison (Ker) beat 4-Abhishek Bonu (AP)/ Aksh Singh (DLI) DLI, 19-21 21-6 21-17; 2-Aanayan Borah (ASM)/ Malsawmhlua (MIZ) beat Divyansh Agrawal (CG)/ Amarjit Singh Khwairakpam (MNP) 25-23 17-21 21-16.
U-19 girls’ singles (semifinals): 7-Tanvi Patri (ORI) beat 3-Parul Choudhary (RAJ) 21-18 18-21 21-12; Tanvi Reddy Andluri (TS) beat 4-Adarshini Shri NB (TN) 21-10 13-21 21-16. Quarterfinals: 7-Tanvi Patri (ORI) beat 1-Shaina Manimuthu (KTK) 21-19 21-14; 3-Parul Choudhary (RAJ) beat Durga Isha Kandrapu (AP) 21-19 22-20; Adarshini Shri NB (TN) beat 8-Lakshya Rajesh (KTK) 18-21 21-7 21-6; Tanvi Reddy Andluri (TS) beat 14-Dianka Waldia (DLI) 21-12 21-10.
Doubles (semifinals): Diya Bheemaiah B (KTK)/ Baruni Prashwal (HAR) beat 4-Ananya A/ Anjana Manikandan (TN) 19-21 21-16 21-14; 2-Lakshmi Ridhima Devineni/ Sarayu Suryaneni (TS) beat Deepak Raj Aditya/ Ponnamma B V Vriddhi (KTK) 30-29 21-17. Quarterfinals: Ananya A/ Anjana Manikandan (TN) beat 5-Lakshya Rajesh (KTK)/ Krithya Siva Sankar (TN) 21-19 18-21 21-17; Diya Bheemaiah B (KTK)/ Baruni Parshwal (HAR) beat Mokshitha A/ Yazhini Saravana Kumar (TN) 21-11 21-8; Lakshmi Ridhima Devineni/ Sarayu Suryaneni (TS) beat 3-Skiedeep Kour (J&K)/ Nandita Thomas (KER) 21-18 21-14; Deepak Raj Aditi/ Ponnamma B V Vriddhi (KTK) beat 2-Deepika Devanaboina (AP)/ Akshita Manral (UTR) 21-16 21-19.
Mixed doubles (semifinals): Punith S/ Deepak Raj Aditi (KTK) beat Bala Pranay Pragada (AP)/ Dianka Waldia (DLI) 17-21 21-9 21-17; Bjorn Jaison (KER)/ Diya Bheemaiah B (KTK) beat 2-Rishav Ngangom (MNP)/ Skiedeep Kour (J&K) 21-16 18-21 21-11. Quarterfinals: 7-Punith S/ Deepak Raj Aditi (KTK) beat Bornil Akash Changmai (ASM)/ Baruni Parshwal (HAR) 21-18 21-13; Bala Pranay Pragada (AP)/ Dianka Waldia (DLI) beat Yadunandan K/ Sai Akshara Sista (KTK) 21-7 21-16; 4-Rishav Ngangom (MNP)/ Skiedeep Kour (J&K) beat Karamat Ul Haq Mohammed/ Deepika Devanaboina (AP) 21-14 20-22 21-15; Bjorn Jaison (KER)/ Diya Bheemaiah B (KTK) beat 2-Yogansh Singh (DLI)/ Varna Prabhuanand (TN) 21-17 15-21 21-18.
