Dhruv-Tanisha Advance to BWF Worlds Mixed Doubles R16
India’s 15th-seeded mixed doubles pair Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto beat Macao’s Leong Iok Chong and Ng Weng Chi 21-11, 21-11 to reach the BWF World Championships round of 16.
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19 Aug 2026
New Delhi: The Indian mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto made a winning start to their BWF World Championships campaign on Wednesday, defeating Leong Iok Chong and Ng Weng Chi of Macao in the round of 32.
The 15th-seeded Indians, who had received a bye in the opening round, won 21-11, 21-11 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex. They are now India’s only remaining representatives in mixed doubles after Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde lost a hard-fought match to Canada’s Jonathan Bing Tsan Lai and Crystal Lai 22-20, 19-21, 17-21. Ashith Surya and Amrutha Pramuthesh also exited after a close contest against Turkey’s Emre Sonmez and Yasemen Bektas, going down 21-16, 29-30, 22-24.
