ONGOLE: Telugu shuttler Dandu Asha Sree (14) from Ongole reached the Under-15 quarterfinals at the National Ranking Badminton Tournament in Bengaluru on Sunday. She has advanced in both the Under-15 and Under-17 National Ranking events, which also serve as selection trials for the Asian Badminton Championship in China.
Competing in the Under-15 girls’ category, Asha Sree won four qualifying-round matches and three main-draw matches to secure her place in the last eight. In the pre-quarterfinal, she defeated Nimma Sanvi Reddy of Telangana in straight games, 21-14, 21-18. Another win in Monday’s quarterfinal will confirm her selection to represent India at the ABC.
Asha Sree has been training for the past year at the Infosys Foundation Centre for Sports, Bengaluru, where the tournament is being held. Her parents, Dandu Srinivasa Rao and Pramoda Lakshmi, along with her coaches and sports lovers congratulated her.