Yash Fadte loses in straight games

Ananya Dabke may look frail in looks but this sprightly U-17 girl showed her grit in no small measure in unsettling the second seed Jessica Keng Jia Hui of Malaysia. In the beginning it seemed an easy day in office for the strong Malaysian, but the match opened up from the second game as fortunes suddenly began to swing. The Indian finally lost in five games. However, for second seed Yash Fadte in the U-17 boys, it was disbelief that stuck him most times. Known for being very miserly in conceding points, Fadte was a contradiction on Thursday with points going away through unforced errors. The Malaysian, Muhammad Amir Amirul Bin Azhar, played steady with lot of confidence to make the most of Fadte’s struggle to win in straight games, the third game from a game-ball down situation.

Late in the evening, Tushar Shahani lit up the faces of the home crowd with a well-earned win over higher seeded Ho Ka Hei of Hong Kong in in the U-19 Boys quarter-finals. Tushar showed his touch early and that was the key against his opponent who often excelled near the tin. Varying his returns, the Indian slowly kept forging ahead despite the grim fight that the Hong Kong lad produced. 

Results: Quarter-finals: 

Boys: U-19: Tushar Shahani (IND) bt Ho Ka Hei (HK) 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9; Siow Yee Xian (MAS) bt Rutvik Rau (IND) 10-12, 11-4, 8-11, 11-1, 11-7

U-17: Danial Shahrul Izham (MAS) bt Neel Joshi (IND) 11-8 11-8 11-4; Haris Qasim (PAK) bt Prithvi Singh (IND) 11-7 11-9 11-6; Muhammad Amir Amirul Bin Azhar (MAS) bt Yash Fadte (IND) 11-8 11-4 12-10

U-13: Yuvraj Wadhwani (IND) bt Addin Iqwan Bin Hilman (MAS) 11-9 11-3 11-2; Sze Jun Him (HKG) bt Adhish Kancharla (IND) 9-11 11-6 11-6 11-7

Girls: U-19: Lai Wen Li (MAS) bt Navmi Sharma (IND) 11-4 11-3 11-3; Chan Yiwen (MAS) bt Song Chaewon (KOR) 11-5 11-1 11-2 

U-17: Sanya Vats (IND) bt. Jannia Singh (IND) 11-4 11-3 7-11 11-5; Jessica Keng Jia Hui (MAS) bt Ananya Dabke (IND) 11-9 10-12 10-12 11-9 11-8