NEW DELHI: Indian shuttlers Tara Shah and Ayush Shetty secured their place in the quarterfinals with straight-game wins on day four of the BWF World Junior Championships in Spokane, USA early on Friday. In the girls’ singles category, Tara delivered a dominant performance and cruised to a 21-8, 21-7 win over Lucie Krulová of the Czech Republic in just 25 minutes, while Ayush defeated Jamal Rahmat Pandi of the Philippines 21-16, 21-12 in the boys’ singles. Tara will face Xu Wen Jing of China, while Ayush will take on Yudai Okimoto of Japan in the quarterfinals. In the mixed doubles category, Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram and Vaishnavi Khadkekar fought hard before going down 10-21, 20-22 to Indonesian duo of Adrian Pratama and Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaributo.
