# Tanvi Sharma Advances as Srikanth Exits Korea Masters

2026-08-06T11:40:47+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

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Tanvi Sharma beat China’s Yuan An Qi 21-16, 21-15 to reach the Korea Masters second round, The Hindu reports. The third seed entered the Super 300 event after winning her maiden BWF World Tour title at the Taipei Open. Six other Indian women’s singles players also advanced, while Tanya Hemanth and Aakarshi Kashyap lost. Former world championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth lost 20-22, 21-14, 12-21 to Israel’s Daniil Dubovenko in the opening round. Kiran George, Mithun Manjunath, Tharun Mannepalli, Rounak Chouhan and Saneeth Dayanand also exited in men’s singles. India recorded wins in mixed and women’s doubles, but several other pairs were eliminated.

## Coverage

- sports.ndtv.com <https://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/korea-masters-badminton-tanvi-sharma-leads-strong-womens-show-kidambi-srikanth-crashes-out-11871697#publisher=newsstand>
- thehindu.com <https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/tanvi-leads-strong-womens-show-srikanth-crashes-out-in-mixed-day-for-india-at-korea-masters/article71310988.ece>

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