Tanvi Sharma, Ashmita Chaliha lead India’s charge in Guwahati Masters
Tanvi Sharma and Ashmita Chaliha advanced to the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament. Other Indians including Isharani Baruah, Tushar Suveer, Ruthvika Shivani Gadde and Rohan Kapoor also progressed, while several compatriots bowed out in tough matches
Guwahati: Indian shuttlers Tanvi Sharma and Ashmita Chaliha continued the country’s dominance at the Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament, with both entering the women’s singles quarterfinals here on Thursday.
The 41st-ranked and eighth-seeded Tanvi defeated Thailand’s Passa-Orn Phannachet 21-17, 23-21 in straight games in her pre-quarterfinal match. World No 96 Chaliha got the better of fifth-seeded compatriot Anmol Kharb 16-21, 21-17, 21-16, making a fine comeback after losing the first game against her 49th-ranked opponent.
India’s Isharani Baruah beat compatriot Shreya Lele 21-13, 10-21, 21-12 in another women’s singles pre-quarterfinal. Tushar Suveer won his men’s singles round-of-16 match against Indonesia’s Bismo Raya Oktora 21-17, 18-21, 21-15.
In mixed doubles, the Indian duo of Ruthvika Shivani Gadde and Rohan Kapoor defeated Malaysia’s Wee Yee Hern and Vannee Gobi 21-19, 21-14 to progress further. In another mixed doubles contest, Kevin Chaen Chhang Won and Anagha Aravinda Pai lost to Indonesia’s Marwan Faza and Aisyah Salsabila Putri Pranata 20-22, 9-21.
Meanwhile, Anupama Upadhyaya went down to Indonesia’s Chiara Marvella Handoyo 15-21, 15-21 in the women’s singles round-of-16. Top-seeded Tharun Mannepalli, ranked 40th in the world, beat compatriot Meiraba Luwang Maisnam 21-13, 21-16 in men’s singles.
The men’s doubles pair of Pruthvi Krishnamurty Roy and K Sai Pratheek defeated UAE’s Munawar Mohammed and Muanis Mohamed 21-17, 21-18. In women’s doubles, Kavipriya Selvam and Simran Singhi won against Shreya Balaji and Deepta Sathish 21-16, 21-8 in an all-Indian pre-quarterfinal.
Aryamann Tandon lost his men’s singles pre-quarterfinal to Indonesia’s Dendi Triansyah 21-15, 16-21, 13-21, but Tanya Hemanth won her contest against Turkiye’s Neslihan Arin 25-23, 22-20, 21-19 after rallying back from a first-game deficit. Another Indian, Ginpaul Sonna, lost to Japan’s second-seeded Yudai Okimoto 16-21, 15-21.
