NEW DELHI: India's top women's player Anahat Singh defeated Lucy Turmel and moved into the second round of the Sprott Tournament of Champions in New York.

Anahat, ranked 31st in the world, beat England's Turmel 11-3, 11-6, 9-11, 13-11 in the PSA Platinum event, and will meet Japanese sixth seed Satomi Watanabe next.

Meanwhile, men's world No 29 Abhay Singh of India went down to Spain's Iker Pajares 4-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-3, 3-11.