India's Syndrela Das and Divyanshi Bhowmick, along with Japan's Miku Matsushima, secured convincing wins in their opening U-19 singles matches at the WTT Youth Contender 2026 in Vadodara. The tournament features 226 players across U-11 to U-19 categories. Top seeds in the boys U-19 and U-15 categories also advanced to the knockout stages. In U-15 mixed doubles, Vivaan Dave and Naisha Rewaskar upset top seeds to reach the final.