New Delhi: India's Tanvi Patri clinched the Under-15 girls singles title at the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior Championships after she defeated Thi Thu Huyen Nguyen of Vietnam in straight games in the final in Chengdu, China, on Sunday.
The 13-year-old Patri, seeded No. 1, wrapped up the proceedings in just 34 minutes as she scored a 22-20, 21-11 victory over her second-seeded opponent in the summit clash.
With the feat, Patri joins the likes of Samiya Imad Farooqui and Tasnim Mir who had won the U-15 girls singles crown in 2017 and 2019 respectively.
Such was Patri's domination that she didn't drop a single game across the five matches that she played.
In the final, Patri was trailing 11-17 in the opening game, but kept her calm as Nguyen made a series of unforced errors. The Indian grabbed the opportunity with both hands to claim the game.
Patri continued the winning momentum, dominating the second game from the start to seal the match and clinch the gold medal.
India thus returns with a haul of two medals, including a gold and a bronze.
Gnana Dattu T T had won the bronze medal in the U-17 boys singles event on Saturday.
