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Ting Shih Wee Owen: India's women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto along with singles players Unnati Hooda, and Kiran George progressed to the second round of the Odisha Masters badminton tournament here at the JN Indoor Stadium.

In a high-intensity fixture of women’s Doubles category, the duo of Ashwini and Tanisha, who are coming here on the back of securing their second Super 100 title at the Guwahati Masters and also reaching career high 24 in BWF World Rankings defeated UAE’s Aleena Qathun and Nayonika Rajesh 21-7, 21-14.

In the first set, the Indian pair showed aggression and took a 11-4 lead. Ashwini stayed composed, while Tanisha brought out variations in her shots to close the win the opening game with a score of 21-7.