Rising stars Unnati Hooda, Tanvi Sharma and Devika Sihag, along with seasoned campaigner Kiran George, advanced to the quarterfinals of the Taipei Open badminton tournament with impressive victories here on Thursday.
The experienced Kiran outclassed compatriot Tharun Mannepalli 21-15 21-16 in just 32 minutes to book his place in the last eight.
In women’s singles, third seed Unnati, the former Odisha Masters champion, defeated compatriot Tanya Hemanth 21-19, 21-12 in an all-Indian contest. Teenager Tanvi, one of India’s brightest emerging talents, edged past Indonesia’s Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan 21-17, 22-20, while eighth seed Devika beat Indonesia’s Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi 21-16 21-15.