Prisha Shah, the top seed in the girls singles under-17 draw played true to form as she booked her place in the quarter-finals of the Yonex-Sunrise Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra Junior Badminton Tournament with a comfortable 15-4, 15-7 victory over Suhani Bansal at the Bombay Gymkhana here on Friday.

Placed in the top half of the draw, Shah will now face Rudra Gawde in the quarter-finals tomorrow morning. Gawde staved off a determined first game challenge from Yuvika Bajaj before closing out the match 15-12, 15-6.

Top seed Madhav Kamath of Pune (boys singles under-17) was forced to withdraw from the tournament ahead of his scheduled second round match in the afternoon after his mother informed the organizers that he was unwell and unable to continue.

Meanwhile, in the mixed doubles under-

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