Kazakhstan International Challenge: Five Indian Shuttlers Enter Quarter-Finals

Among the five team members, 17-year-old Anmol Kharb also secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the Kazakhstan International Challenge on Thursday

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Updated on: 4 April 2024 5:46 pm

17-year-old Anmol Kharb along with PV Sindhu, Gayatri Gopichand-Treesa Jolly, as they defeated Thailand to clinch the maiden Badminton Asia Team Championships. Photo: X/ @BAI_Media

Young Indian shuttler Anmol Kharb continued to impress as she progressed to the women's singles quarterfinals along with four other Indians at the Kazakhstan International Challenge on Thursday. (More Badminton News)

Besides Anmol, in-form Devika Sihag, former national champion Anupama Upadhaya, seventh seed Tanya Hemanth and Isharani Baruah also entered the last 8 in women's singles.

Reigning senior national champion Anmol, who played a pivotal role in Indian women's team winning an unprecedented gold at the Badminton Asia Team Championships in February, beat UAE's Nurani Ratu Azzahra 21-11 21-7 in the second round.

The 17-year-old Anmol will face Japan's Sorano Yoshikawa next.

Sihag, who won two international challenge titles out of the four finals that she reached this season, outwitted fourth seeded Azerbaijan's Keisha Fatimah Azzahra 21-12 21-12 to set up a meeting with compatriot Anupama, who beat Czech Republic's fifth seed Tereza ?vabikova.

Teenager Anmol Kharb reacts after winning the third set against China in BARC 2024. - X/ @ankhitweets

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Seventh seed Tanya saw off Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova 21-11 21-18 and will next square off against fellow Indian Isharani, who accounted for New Zealand's Tiffany Ho 21-10 20-14.

Sihag won the Swedish Open and Portugal International, while finishing runner-up at Estonian International and Dutch International.

In mixed doubles, the pairs of Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvija Shivani Gadde, Abhyuday Choudhary and Vaishnavi Khadkekar, Sanjai Srivatsa Dhanraj-Maneesha K, and Zhakuo Seyie and Alisha Khan also progressed to the quarterfinals.