Lakshya, Diksha, Shaina In Quarterfinals Of Badminton Asia U-17, U-15 Championships

 

India's Lakshya Rajesh, Diksha Sudhakar and Shaina Manimuthu stormed into the girls' quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia U-17 and U-15 Championships in Chengdu on Friday. The sixth seed Diksha showed her composure while outclassing Chinese Taipei's Pin Hsuan Chiang 21-19 21-15 to secure a last-eight berth in the U-17 segment. Lakshya also entered the U-17 quarterfinals with a strong 21-16 21-11 win over Korea's Lee Yun Seo, In the U-15 pre-quarterfinals, top seed Manimuthu ousted China's Li Man Lin 21-17 21-16 with commanding control from start to finish.