Tasnim enters quarter s, Varun bows out of Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior C'ships

India's Tasnim Mir entered the quarter-finals of U-15 women's singles but Varun Kapur crashed out of U-17 men's singles at the Asia Badminton Junior Championships here on Friday.

Gujarat girl, Mir has been steadily showing promise for the past few months as validated by her title win at the Dubai Junior International Series in September.

Displaying the same confidence and conviction in her abilities, the youngster needed just 20 minutes to get the better of Malaysia's Wen Tse Chan 21-6 21-16.

Mir will next face Japan's Maya Taguchi for a place in the semi-finals.

In U-17 men's singles, Maharashtra's Varun Kapur put up a determined effort before going down 19-21 21-23 against Indonesia's Raynaldi Oktavianur Rizky in a 50-minute battle in a big upset.

There was no such problem for Assam boy Tanmoy Bikash Boruah in U-15. The top seed staved off a tough challenge from 13th seed Denis Farell Satria Pradana in the opening game and then cruised to register a 24-22, 21-15 victory on his way ..