LUCKNOW: Indian shuttlers
Tanvi Lad and
Rituparna Das qualified for the women's singles main draw of the
Syed Modi International
Badminton tournament on Tuesday.
While Tanvi defeated compatriot Prashi Joshi 19-21, 21-18, 21-8 in the qualifiers, Rituparna got the better of Shikha Gautam 21-10, 21-12.
Tanvi will face Russia's Natalia Perminova in the opening round, while Rituparna will be up against
Yip Pui Yin
of Hong Kong.
Other women Indian shuttlers to progress to the main draw of the women's singles event are young Assamese girl Ashmita Chaliha and Shruti Mundada.
Ashmita defeated Aakarshi Kashyap 21-13, 21-18, while Shruti beat Ritika Thaker 21-19, 21-13.
Among the men's singles shuttlers to make the main draw are Rahul Yadav Chittaboina, Alap Mishra, Ansal Yadav and Huang Ping-Hsien of Chinese Taipei.