India, July 2 -- India's top-seeded U-19 mixed doubles pair of PB Abhinandh and Divyanshi Bhowmick moved to the semifinal after producing a sensational victory over the Chinese combination at the Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships here on Wednesday. With the emphatic 11-9, 11-6, 11-7 quarterfinal triumph, the Indian pair has not only secured a place in the last four but also assured the country of at least a bronze medal in the prestigious continental championships.

Abhinandh and Divyanshi displayed remarkable composure and tactical discipline to outplay Yiren Tang and Yiyi Jiang of China. The victory underlined the growing stature of the Indian pair, who entered the championships as the top seeds and have so far lived up to that bil...