Indian junior badminton squad announced for BWF World Junior Championships 2026: Tanvi Patri and Shaina Manimuthu to lead

Badminton Association of India (BAI) has named an 18-member squad for the BWF World Junior Championships 2026 in Cairo, Egypt, from October 5-17. The team will be led by Tanvi Patri and Shaina Manimuthu, with players across all five disciplines. BAI completed selection trials on September 21 and held a World Junior Camp from September 25 to October 2 at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati. The squad features Nishchal Chand, Dev Ruparelia, Jagsher Singh Khangurra, Akhil Reddy Bobba, Parul Choudhary, Tanvi Reddy Andluri, Shaina Manimuthu, Tanvi Patri, Aathish Sreenivas P.V., Yogansh Singh, Pavan Suresh, Punith Suresh, Aanya Bisht, Angel Punera, Diya Bheemaiah B., Baruni Parshwal, Divyansh Agrawal and Varna Prabhuanand. India are seeded 5th in the Suhandinata Cup team event, placed in Group D1 with Peru and Brazil. The Group D1 winner will face the Group D2 winner in a playoff, with Indonesia likely the opponent. BWF has introduced experimental scoring formats: 3x55 relay scoring for the team event and 3x15 scoring for individual events. Tanvi Patri recently won the Asian U17 title, and Dev Ruparelia won the India Junior International Grand Prix. Aanya Bisht and Angel Punera return from the 2026 historic medal-winning squad. BAI General Secretary Sanjay Mishra expressed confidence in the team’s preparation. The championships run from October 5 to 17, 2026, in Cairo. Source: Khel Now.