Senior National Badminton Championships 2025: Junior stars Tanvi Sharma, Rounak Chauhan reach quarterfinals

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Published at :December 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM

Modified at :December 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM

Senior National Badminton Championships 2025: Junior stars Tanvi Sharma, Rounak Chauhan reach quarterfinals

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Top seed Unnati Hooda and second seed Anupama Upadhyaya also advanced in the women’s singles.

India’s upcoming juniors Tanvi Sharma, Rounak Chauhan and Tanvi Patri continued their strong run in the Senior National Badminton Championships 2025 Vijaywada on Thursday as they registered convincing wins over their respective opponents to reach the quarterfinals.

World junior championships silver medallist Tanvi Sharma got the better of 10th seed Devika Sihag 21-11, 10-21, 21-10 while Patri packed off Parul Choudhary 21-14, 21-17 in the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals.

Tanvi Sharma will now face Rakshita Sree, who defeated Sneh Lamba 21-13, 21-11 while Patri will be up against the experienced Aakarshi Kashyap, who packed off third seed Anmol Kharb 21018, 21-18.

14 year old Tanvi Patri defeated her compatriot Isharani Baruah ranked 45th in the BWF rankings by a scoreline of 22–20, 21–19. In 2023 another 14 year old, Tanvi Sharma reached the finals of the Nationals. I hope Tanvi Patri makes it into the finals like Tanvi Sharma. pic.twitter.com/KNjJSe3rKS
— Valmoth (@valmoth1) December 25, 2025

Top seed Unnati Hooda and second seed Anupama Upadhyaya also sealed their quarterfinal berths with contrasting wins. Unnati had to come back from a game down to beat M Meghana Reddy 19-21, 21-14, 21-12 while Anupama defeated Anvi Rathore 21-13, 21-5.

In the men’s Round of 16, Rounak Chauhan upset sixth ssed Lakshya Sharma 21-16, 21-16 while second seed M Tharun ended the Abhinav Garg’s run with a 21-15, 21-5 win.

Whom did Tanvi Sharma defeat to enter the quarterfinals at Senior National Badminton Championships?

Sharma beat 10th seed Devika Sihag in a three-game women’s singles match.

Who will Tanvi Sharma and Tanvi Patri face next?

Tanvi Sharma will play Rakshita Sree, while Tanvi Patri is set to face experienced shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap.

Which major upset took place in the men’s singles?

Rounak Chauhan stunned sixth seed Lakshya Sharma in straight games in the Round of 16.

Which top seeds also advanced to the quarterfinals?

Top seed Unnati Hooda and second seed Anupama Upadhyaya both advanced in the women’s singles.

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