Sri Lankan Women’s Singles shuttler Ranithma Liyanage advanced to the quarter-final stage of the Yonex Sunrise BWF World Junior Badminton Championship 2025, currently underway at the National Centre of Excellence in Amingaon, Guwahati in India. On Thursday, October 16, Ranithma recorded an easy win against India’s Rakshitha Sree Santosh in straight sets, in a game that lasted slightly above 30 minutes.
Ranithma, the fourth seed in Women’s Singles at the World Junior Championship, was initially troubled by Rakshitha, the 10th seed, but the promising Sri Lankan shuttler regained her momentum to claim the first set by 15/11 and continued her form to seal the game by finishing the second set by 15/9. She will now meet Si Ya Liu of China in second quarter-final of Women’s Singles on Friday, October 17th.
Earlier on, Ranithma outsmarted Ler Qi Eng of Malaysia in straight sets in a Round of 32 clash, easing past the Malaysian to reach next round with scores of 15/9 and 15/12. Facing her first opponent of the seven-day world event, Ranithma thrashed Yau Sum Ip of Hong Kong in straight sets in the Round of 64 as the Sri Lankan gathered momentum to move forward as one of the favourites to reach the final. She beat Ip by 15/6 and 15/10 after receiving a bye in the Round of 128.
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