Jagsher Singh Khangurra turned a 6‑15 opening deficit into a 17‑15, 15‑12 victory over Yuan‑Syue Jhuang, securing a place in the boys’ singles semi‑finals at the BWF World Junior Championships in Cairo.
The turning point came in the second set. After marching 9‑8 down, Khangurra broke Jhuang’s serve at 9‑9, then held his nerve to level the set before clinching the decider.
The win makes him only the ninth Indian boy to reach the podium in this tournament’s history, a testament to the country’s rising badminton talent.
Meanwhile, Shaina Manimuthu fell 15‑5, 15‑8 to Yi Qing Yin in the girls’ singles quarter‑finals, and the unseeded duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand upset the Indonesian fifth seeds 21‑16, 21‑17 to reach the women’s doubles quarter‑finals.
Khangurra now faces an unknown opponent in the semi‑finals, hoping to add a historic medal to India’s junior tally and a stepping stone for his future senior career.