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Senior National Badminton Championships 2025: Unnati Hooda, Tanvi Sharma open campaign with dominant wins

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Published at :December 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Modified at :December 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Senior National Badminton Championships 2025: Unnati Hooda, Tanvi Sharma open campaign with dominant wins

(Courtesy : BAI)

Unnati Hooda defeated wildcard entrant Akanksha Matte 21-8, 21-18 after receiving a first-round bye.

Women’s top seed Unnati Hooda, world junior championships silver medallists Tanvi Sharma, the experienced Aakarshi Kashyap and upcoming junior Rounak Chauhan registered convincing wins to advance in the Senior National Badminton Championships 2025 in Vijayawada on Wednesday.

Unnati, who had a bye in the first round, hammered wildcard entrant Akanksha Matte 21-8, 21-18 while Tanvi began her campaign with a 21-10, 21-14 win over Asian U-15 girls singles gold medallist Shaina Manimuthu.

Also advancing to the next round were the experienced Aakarshi, who defeated Asian U-17 championships silver medallist Lakshya Rajesh 21-7, 21-9 while Ashmita Chaliha got the better of Kavya Marvaniya 21-7, 21-11.

16th seed Purva Barve was the only seeded player to bite the dust as she went down 21-19, 17-21, 18-21 against M Meghana Reddy in the round of 64.

In the men’s singles event, 11th seed Chauhan defeated Ranveer Singh 21-9, 21-13 while 12th seed D S Saneeth beat Ankit Mondal 21-7, 21-11 to book their spots in the next round.

16th seed and Guwahati Masters Super 100 champions Sanskar Saraswat also began his campaign in style with a 21-11, 21-13 win over Shikhar Rallan.

Where is the Senior National Badminton Championships 2025 being held?

The championship is being held in Vijayawada.

How did Unnati Hooda perform in her opening match?

Unnati Hooda defeated wildcard entrant Akanksha Matte 21-8, 21-18 after receiving a first-round bye.

Who were the notable winners in the men’s singles category?

Rounak Chauhan, D S Saneeth, and Sanskar Saraswat advanced to the next round with straight-game victories.

Which other notable women players advanced to the next round?

Tanvi Sharma, Aakarshi Kashyap, Ashmita Chaliha, and junior player Rounak Chauhan all registered convincing wins

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Alex
Alex

Alex graduated in mass communication in 2016 and has been covering global sports for Khel Now since then. He is covering sports tech, igaming, sports betting and casino domain from 2017.

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