NAGPUR: A day after getting selected in the Indian team for Junior Badminton World Championship, Anupama Upadhyaya started her campaign in India Maharashtra International Challenge with a bang on Wednesday.
The 17-year-old is playing the tournament with an eye on October's world junior championship. "I will be playing the world meet for the first time. I am looking forward to facing players from China and Japan, whom I have not faced before. I am excited for the challenge," said Anupama, who showed her class to Janani Ananthakumar 21-11, 21-10 and entered the second round.