Achanta Sharath Kamal is the lone Indian paddler to qualify for the singles main draw of the Japan Open ITTF Pro-Tour at Chiba.
The reigning National champion won all his group matches to advance to the main draw.
Sharath first beat Denmark’s Sternberg Kasper 11-4, 17-15, 11-8, 11-9 and then defeated Japan’s Matsudaira Kenta 10-12, 3-11, 11-6, 11-8, 13-11, 11-9 to secure a place in the singles main draw.
In his final group match, Sharath routed Chinese Taipei’s Wang Juo-Lin 11-2, 14-12, 11-7, 11-5.
