CHAN Yee Hei beats Sai Nachiketh BHATRAJU to move on to the Semi Finals in the men's singles this 2026 Bulgarian Junior U19 International

CHAN Yee Hei dropped the opener but found another gear at the 2026 Bulgarian Junior U19 International, overturning Sai Nachiketh BHATRAJU 18-21 21-19 21-9 in the Men's Singles Quarter Finals.

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21-19 — game 2 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

CHAN Yee Hei advances to the semi-finals of the 2026 Bulgarian Junior U19 International, while Sai Nachiketh BHATRAJU's run ends here. Up next for CHAN Yee Hei: the Round of 32 at the Wag Badminton Asia U17 U15 Junior Championships 2026 against Yodh Yogish SOPPIN / Lujain Asem ABUSALEM. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored CHAN Yee Hei with a 63% confidence projection based on world ranking trajectory and match pacing data. The encounter closely reflected the analytical projection.

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