The fourth PNB Metlife Junior Badminton Championship spans 10 major cities all over India, starting on 24th May in Chandigarh and ending on 21st July in New Delhi. Follow this page for snapshots and highlights from each event as and when they conclude

Venue 1: Chandigarh- 24th to 26th May 2018
The first edition of this year’s JBC took place in the union territory of Chandigarh at the Sector 43 Sports Complex.

A total of 568 players participated in 8 categories. Each playoff match consisted of three 11-pointer games. The winners then qualified to the quarter-finals stage and onwards. They were selected at this stage based on their results in three 15-pointer games. They are:

Under-9 Boys: Vedant Pahwa
Under-9 Girls: Ridhima Saini
Under-11 Boys: Ishaan Negi
Under-11 Girls: Agamya Rishi
Under-13 Boys: Gagan
Under-13 Girls: Unnati Hooda
Under-15 Boys: Anshul Budhwar
Under-15 Girls: Devika Sihag

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