Indian women qualify for main draw

In a second division last group match, the Indian paddlers beat Croatia 3-0 for a clean sweep. Manika Batra beat Lea Rakova 11-8, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6 to provide the lead which was later consolidated by Mouma Das who defeated Yuan Tian 13-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-2. In the third singles, K. Shamini downed Ivana Tubikanec 1412, 11-8, 7-11, 11-3. 

The Indian men, after the third round reverse against Nigeria on Tuesday, beat Switzerland 3-0. Soumyajit Ghosh started first to beat Elia Schmid 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-3. Sharath Kamal, playing the second singles, defeated Lionel Webber in straight games 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 while in the third, G. Sathiyan, who was tried out in a new combination, downed Nicolas Champod, 11-7, 11-5, 11-3.