Orleans, March 17 India's Aakarshi Kashyap advanced to the women's singles main draw after registering two wins in the qualifying rounds at the Orleans Masters Super 300 badminton tournament here on Tuesday.
World No. 63 Aakarshi first defeated her compatriot, Shriyanshi Valishetty, 21-19, 17-21, 21-13, before overcoming Lee Y H of Chinese Taipei 21-17, 21-19 in the next round.
She will face Singapore's Yeo Jia Min next.
In men's singles qualifying, S Subramanian lost 12-21, 18-21 to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia, a Paris Olympics bronze medallist, who is on a comeback trial after an injury-plagued 2025 season, where he opted for rehabilitation over back surgery.
In women's doubles, the Indian pair of Ashwini Bhat K and Shikha Gautam conceded a walkover to the Japanese duo of Rui Hirokami and Sayaka Hobara.