In the WTT Youth Contenders 2026 event in Vadodara, Vatsal Duklan and Hansini Mathan caused significant upsets by defeating top seeds in their respective pre-quarterfinal and Round of 16 matches. Duklan overcame Ritvik Gupta in the boys' U-17 singles, while Mathan defeated defending champion Divyanshi Bhowmick in the girls' U-17 singles. Other favorites like Miku Matsushima and Syndrela Das advanced to the quarterfinals.