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Aakarshi Kashyap Qualifies for Orleans Masters Main Draw After Two Wins

Indian shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap fought through two qualifying matches to secure her spot in the Orleans Masters main draw. She will now face Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Yeo Jia Min of Singapore in the first round. While the women's doubles challenge ended early, the men's doubles pair of Arjun and Amsakarunan advanced after their opponents retired. Several other Indian shuttlers, including Kidambi Srikanth, are set to begin their campaign on Wednesday.

Key Points: Aakarshi Kashyap Advances to Orleans Masters Main Draw

  • Aakarshi Kashyap wins two qualifiers
  • To face Singapore's Yeo Jia Min in Rd 1
  • Men's singles qualifier Sankar Subramanian exits
  • MR Arjun/Hariharan Amsakarunan advance in doubles
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Orleans Masters: Aakarshi Kashyap to be in action in main draw

Indian shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap wins two qualifiers to reach the Orleans Masters main draw, where she will face Singapore's Yeo Jia Min.

"a victory against Chinese Taipei's Lee Yu-Hsuan earned her a qualification to the main draw - Olympics.com"

Orleans, March 18

Indian shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap will be in action in the main draw of the ongoing Orlean Masters badminton tournament on Wednesday after securing wins in both of her qualifier matches.

On Tuesday at the Palais des Sports in France, the world number 63 started off her campaign with a well-fought win by 21-19, 17-21, 21-13 over compatriot Shriyanshi Valishetty in a match that lasted just over an hour, as per Olympics.com. Later on, a victory against Chinese Taipei's Lee Yu-Hsuan earned her a qualification to the main draw.

In the main draw, she will take on Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Yeo Jia Min of Singapore in round one.

The country's sole men's singles qualifier, Sankar Subramanian, however, failed to make a mark in the tournament, failing to reach the main draw after a 21-12, 21-18 loss to Olympic bronze medallist Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia.

The women's doubles challenge of India ended early in Orleans as the pairing of Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam conceded a walkover against Rui Hirokami and Sayaka Hobara of Japan in the opening round.

But the men's doubles pair of MR Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan gave fans something to cheer about, as they advanced to the second round after Jiri Kral and Ondej Kral of Czechia retired after conceding the first game.

Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, as well as youngsters Ayush Shetty, Malvika Bansod, Anmol Kharb and Tanvi Sharma also kickstart their run in France at the BWF Super 300 tournament on Wednesday.

India's big-ticket shuttlers like the men's duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and Paris 2024 semi-finalist Lakshya Sen gave the tournament a skip.

- ANI

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Rohit P
A bit disappointed that our top players like Satwik-Chirag and Sindhu skipped this. I understand managing workload, but these tournaments are crucial for ranking points and match practice for the younger ones too. Hope the ones playing grab the opportunity.
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Aman W
Tough luck for Sankar Subramanian, facing Lee Zii Jia in qualifiers itself is a brutal draw. No shame in that loss. Focus on the positives - Arjun and Hariharan are through in men's doubles! And Srikanth is in action today. Let's support the squad.
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Sarah B
Following from the US! It's exciting to see the depth in Indian badminton. Aakarshi at world no. 63 fighting through qualifiers, and we have so many youngsters like Anmol Kharb playing. The future looks bright. Good luck to all!
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Karthik V
The walkover for the women's doubles pair is concerning. Hope Ashwini and Shikha are not injured. We need strong pairs in all categories. Fingers crossed for Malvika Bansod and Tanvi Sharma today. They have the talent to go deep.
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Nidhi U
Waah! So many Indians in action. Aaj ka din exciting hai. Aakarshi ne qualifiers mein accha khela. Ab main draw mein jeetna hai. Srikanth sir ka match bhi dekhna hai. Let's trend #IndiaAtOrleansMasters on social media for support! 💪

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