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Odisha Masters 2025: Top Seeds Unnati, Tharun enter Quarters

Cuttack, Dec 11(UNI) Top Indian shuttlers continued their strong showing at the ongoing Odisha Masters at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Cuttack, with top seeds Unnati Hooda and Tharun Mannepalli, alongside Tanvi Sharma, Kiran George, and Anupama Upadhyaya advancing to the singles quarterfinals.
In women’s singles, top seed Hooda dominated Thailand’s Tidapron Kleebyeesun 21-7, 21-14 in just 25 minutes to book her quarterfinal spot. Joining her is Tanvi, who overcame fellow Indian Aditi Bhatt 21-18, 22-20 in a 33-minute battle.
Anmol Kharb staged an impressive comeback against Japan’s Shiori Ebihara, recovering from a 6-21 opening-game loss to take the next two games 21-8, 21-13 in 46 minutes. Upadhyaya also advanced after her opponent retired in the third game. Tasnim Mir, who delivered a major upset yesterday, put up a strong fight against qualifier Nanami Someya of Japan and now prepares to take on seventh seed Tung Ciou-Tong of Chinese Taipei, who defeated India’s Aakarshi Kashyap 11-21, 21-8, 21-18 in a 66-minute contest.
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