USA at the BWF World Junior Championships
- October 19, 2026
- 1:53 pm
A group of US juniors continued their journey in Cairo, Egypt at this year’s BWF World Junior Championship, which spanned from October 12-17. In total, 19 athletes from the under 19 age group competed in the tournament across all 5 events. After securing 10th place in the team event earlier this month, the group seemed braced to compete in the individual leg.
Of note, in Men’s Singles Rithik Krishna Rasamsetti progressed to R32, ending in a three round match: 15:11, 5:15, 10:15 against Chinese opponent Hong Tian Yue. In fact, a number of USA players progressed to R32. Micah Henares Cruz and Sophia Wu both fought their way to R32 in Women’s Singles. In Mixed Doubles, Zicheng Xu and Jasmine Yeung as well as Jun Heng Lai and Sydney Hanyue Li similarly made their way through the ranks. In Men’s Doubles Ansen Liu and Justin Xia, and in Women’s Doubles Micah Henares Cruz and Sydney Hanyue Li as well as Cassidy Yeh and Zoey Tan likewise made it to R32.
In all, the US was represented by the following athletes:
Men’s Singles
Rithik Krishna Rasamsetti
Srinivas Subash
Shriyans Ankith Bhagavatula
Caden Wang
Women’s Singles
Micah Henares Cruz
Audrey Chang
Sophia Wu
Vivian Feng
Men’s Doubles
Noah Chien and Rithik Krishna Rasamsetti
Shriyans Ankith Bhagavatula and Arush Shyam Chitgopkar
Ansen Liu and Justin Xia
Women’s Doubles
Audrey Chang and Jasmine Yeung
Micah Henares Cruz and Sydney Hanyue Li
Cassidy Yeh and Zoey Tan
Mixed Doubles
Ansen Liu and Charity Lam
Zicheng Xu and Jasmine Yeung
Jun Heng Lai and Sydney Hanyue Li
Justin Xia and Cassidy Yeh
View results on BWF’s official page.
Photo Credit: BadmintonPhoto: Raphael Sachetat
Congratulations to the players whose hard work and dedication has paid off! And thank you for the contributions of the amazing coaches, volunteers, and parents that brought them here!