Orleans, March 20 India's Tanvi Sharma stunned Japan's sixth-seeded Natsuki Nidaira in straight games to advance to the semifinals of the USD 250,000 Orleans Masters Super 300 badminton tournament here on Friday.
The 17-year-old, who won a silver medal at the BWF World Junior Championships, recorded a 21-14, 21-14 victory in the women's singles quarterfinals in just 43 minutes.
Tanvi, who is the youngest Indian to reach a BWF World Tour final at the 2025 US Open Super 300, will face either former world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan or Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh next.
Isharani Baruah emerged victorious in another quarterfinal after Malvika Bansod retired while trailing 9-21, 7-15 in a match between Indian players.
Isharani, who reached the finals of the Odisha Masters Super 100, will face Thailand's Pitchamon Opatniputh.
On Thursday, Malvika defeated Malaysia's Wong Ling Ching, while Isharani overcame Canada's Wen Yu Zhang.
In the men's doubles quarterfinals, Indonesia's Leo Carnando and Bagas Maulana defeated Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun with a 21-12, 22-20 win.
On Thursday, Ayush Shetty lost to Japan's world No. 39, Yudai Okimoto, while the mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde lost 21-19, 9-21, 14-21 to Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue of France.