India Junior International Grand Prix 2022: Top-seed Prince Dahal loses to qualifier Abhinav Mangalam

World Junior Number Nine and top-seeded on the India Junior International Grand Prix 2022, Prince Dahal, was in for a impolite shock as he crashed out of the match after he misplaced to qualifier Abhinav Mangalam within the Round of 32. The badminton match was performed on the P E Society’s Modern PDMBA Sports Complex on Friday.

Prince went right down to unseeded qualifier 17-year-old Mangalam who set the tone to win the primary sport earlier than dropping the following however making a comeback within the final set and sealing his place within the pre-quarterfinal with a 25-23, 14-21, 22-20 victory, in a marathon battle lasting 55 minutes.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra lad Darshan Pujari and Pune-based Tara Shah superior into the pre-quarterfinals with contrasting wins. Pujari, a Khelo India winner, acquired the higher of Samarveer 21-8, 22-20, whereas seventh-seeded Shah wanted three video games to get the higher of Stuti Agrawal 21-10, 17-21, 21-6 in a 44-minute ladies’s singles encounter.

In different singles matches, unseeded shuttler Rujula Ramu logged the one upset of the part by stunning sixth seed Siti Nurshuhaini of Malaysia, 20-22, 21-19, 21-11 in a 44-minutes face-off. Meanwhile, Abhishek Santhoshkumar compelled out thirteenth seed Md Nazmul Islam Joy of Bangladesh 21-14, 8-21, 21-10.