Anmol, the 17-year-old national champion and gold medallist from the Badminton Asia Team Championships, defeated Malvika 21–13, 22–20 in 59 minutes.
On Wednesday, young Indian shuttler Anmol Kharb defeated countrymate Malvika Bansod to advance to the pre-quarterfinals of the Kazakhstan International Challenge.
Anmol, a 17-year-old who won gold at the Badminton Asia Team Championships and is currently the national champion, defeated Malvika 21-13, 22-20 in 59 minutes.
In the round of sixteen, the world ranked 333 will square off against Nurani Ratu Azzahra, a 21-year-old shutter from Indonesia.
Anmol advanced to the main draw by defeating Malaysia’s Cassey Rynn Rompog 21-19, 21-9 after defeating Kazakhstan’s Kamila Smagulova in the two qualifying rounds.
Anupama Upadhyaya defeated qualifier Harshitaa Rout 21-13, 21-13, while Tanya Hemanth defeated qualifier Aishani Tiwari 21-19, 21-10 in the other women’s singles pre-quarterfinal match.
While qualifier Aneri Kotak defeated Poland’s Wiktoria Dabczyska with ease, Keyura Mopati defeated Vanessa Maricela Garcia of Mexico with a score of 21-18, 21-13.
Dhanraj Srivatsa and Maneesha K of India defeated Makhsut Tajibullayev and Romualda Batyrova of Kazakhstan 21-5, 21-12 in the mixed doubles pre-quarterfinals, while Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani triumphed over Biloliddin Kuchkarboev and Diana Garamova of Uzbekistan 21-16, 21-11.In mixed doubles, Abhyuday Chauchary and Vaishnavi Khadkekar crushed Kazakhstan’s Arnur Tapishev and Alissa Kuleshova 21-5, 21-9, while Ayush Raj Gupta and Sruti Swain defeated Kazakhstan’s Otabek Kamilov and Amaliya Ormanova 21-11, 21-11.
