Chitra enters main draw

Chitra was untroubled in her twin wins, over R Saraswathi and then Shilpa, as she joined R Uma Devi in the next stage. Saraswathi bounced back from her 0-2 loss at the hands of Chitra to get past Shilpa and also secure her place in the main draw.

Results: Chitra M bt Saraswathi 2-0 (50-6, 52-11); R Uma Devi bt Aradhana Naik 2-0 (51-13, 51-32); Lakshmi Suryanarayana bt Varsha S 2-0 (50-23, 50-12); Indira Gowda bt Ayan Zoya 2-0 (50-14, 50-18); Indira Hegde bt Aradhana Naik 2-0 (60-15, 60-33); Varsha S bt Bhanumathi Mendon 2-1 (31-50, 51-46, 50-34); Mandip Kaur bt Ayan Zoya 2-0 (50-21, 50-16); Saraswathi bt Shilpa 2-0 (53-38, 51-25); Lakshmi Suryanarayan bt Bhanumathi Mendon 2-0 (50-12, 51-19); Chitra M bt Shilpa 2-0 (51-19, 53-23); Uma Devi bt Indira Hegde 2-0 (53-14, 51-24); Indira Gowda bt Mandeep Kaur 2-1 (50-10, 22-51, 50-28).

Qualifiers: Chitra M, Saraswathi, R Uma Devi, Indira Hegde, Lakshmi Suryanarayan, Varsha S, Indira Gowda, Mandeep Kaur.