Malvika Bansod and Isharani Baruah as well as Indian men’s doubles duo Hariharan Amsakarunan-MR Arjun also advanced.
India’s Tanvi Sharma entered the quarter-finals of the Orleans Masters 2026 badminton tournament after a straight-game win over compatriot Anmol Kharb at the Palais des Sports in France on Thursday.
Tanvi Sharma, 38th in the women’s singles badminton rankings, beat world No. 51 Anmol Kharb 21-14, 21-17 in the second round of the BWF Super 300 tournament.
World Junior Championships silver medallist Tanvi Sharma, who got past second seed Supanida Katethong of Thailand in the first round, raced to a five-point lead at the interval before comfortably wrapping up the opener.
The second game followed a similar script with Tanvi Sharma opening up an 11-7 lead at the interval.
However, Anmol Kharb mounted a spirited comeback to draw level at 17-all, but Tanvi Sharma held her nerve at the crucial juncture and picked up four straight points to seal the contest and book her place in the next round.
This was Tanvi Sharma’s third win in four encounters against Anmol Kharb.
Malvika Bansod followed Tanvi Sharma into the quarters after defeating Wong Ling Ching of Malaysia 24-22, 21-13.
Isharani Baruah also progressed to the women’s singles second round after a 21-11, 14-21, 21-17 victory against Wen Yu Zhang of China.
In men’s doubles, Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun secured a convincing victory over Scotland’s Alexander Dunn and Adam Pringle.
The Indian pair edged a closely fought opening game in the tie-break before dominating the second to seal the match 26-24, 21-14 in 35 minutes.
Ayush Shetty – the 2025 US Open champion – will face Japan’s Yudai Okimoto in the men’s singles later in the day.
Indian mixed doubles duo Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Shivani Gadde will be also in action later in the day against top seeds and world championships bronze medallists Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue of France.
