Patri Stuns Baruah, Mundada Advances in National Badminton Championships

• Tanvi Patri defeated eighth seed Isharani Baruah (22-20, 21-19) in women's singles.
• Shruti Mundada comfortably beat seventh seed Jiya Rawat (21-14, 21-9) to reach pre-quarters.
• Rising star Parul Choudhary also advanced, overcoming the ninth seed in a three-game match.
• Aryaman Tandon caused an upset in men's singles, beating third seed M Raghu (17-21, 21-11, 21-14).
• Nitin Kumar and Kanika Kanwal upset sixth seeds Kevin Wong CC and Pranavi N in mixed doubles.

Why It Matters: Upsets and strong performances mark the pre-quarterfinal stage of the National Badminton Championships.