Dhruv-Tanisha pair loses in quarterfinals of BWF Badminton World Championships

Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto fell short of a historic mixed doubles medal at the BWF Badminton World Championships after suffering defeat in the quarterfinals in Paris on Friday.

Dhruv and Tanisha were looking to clinch India’s first-ever World Championships medal in mixed doubles but Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei ended Indian pair’s campaign as the World No. 4 duo from Malaysia won 21-15, 21-13 in 37 minutes to progress to the semifinals, thus confirming at least a bronze.

Dhruv and Tanisha had come into the last-eight clash after upsetting World No. 5 Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong 19-21, 21-12, 21-15.

However, the World No. 17 Indian duo could not repeat the same performance against the dominant Malaysians/

Later in the day, P. V. Sindhu will face Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani in women’s singles while the men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take on Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the quarterfinals.

Published on Aug 29, 2025