Chandigarh, Jan 8 : Giant killer Aishani Tiwari of Gujarat continued her winning spree in the girls under-17 singles quarter-final after beating Mahi Sen of Chattisgarh 21-17 21-13 in the girls under-17 pre-quarter-final of the 1st Ashwani Gupta Memorial All India Sub Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament-2022.
For a semi-final berth Aishani is pitted against fifth seed Aesha Gandhi, also of Gujarat who ousted ninth seed Aalisha Naik of Maharashtra 12-21 21-18 21-19.
Prashansa Bonam of Telangana caused a mild upset as she beat 10th seed Jiya Rawat of Haryana 15-21 21-11 21-14.
Q-final line-up:
Aishani Tiwari vs Aesha Gandhi,
Prashansa Bonam vs Rujula Ramu,
Shriyanshi Valishetty vs Unnati Hooda,
Rakshitha Sree S. vs Andrea Sarah Kurien
Results:
Girls U-17 singles (PQFs):
Aishani Tiwari bt Mahi Sen 21-17 21-13,
Aesha Gandhi bt Aalisha Naik 12-21 21-18 21-19,
Prashansa Bonam bt Jiya Rawat 15-21 21-11 21-14,
Rujula Ramu bt Gargi Gargi 18-21 21-18 21-19,
Shriyanshi Valishetty bt Kajal Panwar 24-22 21-8,
Unnati Hooda bt Vennala K. 21-8 21-13,
Rakshitha Sree S. bt Sadhana Fenelon 21-5 21-7,
Andrea Sarah Kurien bt Navya Kanderi 22-20 21-23 21-8 .(UNI)