The innovative e-relay-style team format-a new Badminton World Federation (BWF) initiative to modernize the sport-formed no challenge for the 18-year-old Unnati Hooda, who led India to a spicy and winning start at the BWF World Junior Championships 2025 Currently ranked world no. 31 on the Senior Circuit, Hooda showed its characteristic calm in the new format, in which he the ladies singles match against Rihanna Sherchan in match 4 of India’s Group H opener against Buren Nepal in the National Center of Excellence. The Indian team made full use of the new rule that make substitutions between sets possible, made different combinations in the three doubles competitions and played singles players over two sets. Junior World No. 1 Tanvi Sharma continued her beautiful run and defeated Dilasha Rana in Match 9 to help India to achieve the 45-point target that sealed a set in the best-of-Thre layout. Previously, the former world doubled Junior No. 1 Boys couple from Bhargav Ram Arigela and Viswa Tej Gobburu The tone for the Dominance of India with an impressive 9-3 victory over Kabir KC and Suprim Panta. India then went a winning 45-18, 45-17 to open their mixed team campaign in a emphatic way.
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Elsewhere, all the heavyweights of the tournament made winning starts. China drove past Uganda, Chinese Taipei defeated the Netherlands and South Korea defeated Hungary. The day also saw his part of the drama, in which Sri Lanka organized a comeback to throw the VAE away in the thriller of the day. India will then be confronted to Sri Lanka in their second group stage meeting on Tuesday, followed by a collision against the VAE on Wednesday.
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