Indian hopes for winning their first mixed medals at the World Championship ended with heart when Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv chapel on Friday 29th August collapsed in the quarterfinals in Paris. The Indian duo, 17th in the world, was comfortably overcome by the world No. 4 Chen Tangjie and this Eewei from Malaysia.
Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto entered self -confidence Stunning World Couple Couple Tang Chun Man and TSE Ying Sue in round 16 on Thursday. The Indian duo, however, lost the quarterfinals 15-21, 13-21, in just 37 minutes.
Dhruv and Tanisha were one victory to become only the first Indian mixed double pair, and the third Indian double pair overall – after Ashwini Ponnappa and Jwal Gutta (2011) and Satwiksairairaij Ranleddy and Chirag Shetty (2022) – at the World Championship. The Indian duo, however, in the quarterfinals failed to compare the class and quality of Tangjie and Eewei.
The match began positively for Dhruv and Tanisha, who played aggressive badminton to get to the first lead 8-3. But they allowed Tangjie and Eewei to bounce back with in five consecutive points. The Malaysian couple led during the break in the middle of the game, albeit by one point.
Dhruv and Tanisha continued to maintain pressure, but Tangjie and Eewei raced on the finish line in the first game and won seven of the last nine points. In the second game, the Malaysians led from start to finish and never allowed the Indian duo to come back and force the referee.
The physical toll of the three-game marathon in round 16 seemed to affect the Indian couple in the quarterfinals. Dhruv also faced injury during his second round on Wednesday.
Despite the missing medal, Dhruv and Tanisha, they will have great confidence in their run in Paris. Dhruv (25 years) and Tanisha, 22, also reached the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia and Malaysia Masters at the beginning of this year.
Later during the day, PV Sindhu will look at the record medal of the sixth World Championship by accepting the ninth seed of Indonesia Putri Kusuma Wardani. Satwiksairai and Chirag will strive for their second world medal when they face second seeds and familiar rivals Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.
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Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
29. August 2025
