Germany, India's Isharani Barua, Malvika Bansod and Unnati Hooda put up a stellar performance in the women's singles category of the HiLo Open Super 500 badminton tournament on Wednesday and entered the pre-quarterfinals. All three Indian players won their round of 32 matches to advance to the next round. However, Aakarshi Kashyap lost her match, ending her journey in the tournament. The victory of the Indian players keeps the country's challenge alive in the competition and they will now be eyeing a better performance in the last-16 matches.

Isharani Barua defeated Miranda Wilson of Germany in straight games, 21-19, 21-9. The first game of the match, which lasted 38 minutes, saw a close contest between the two players, but Isharani took the lead by scoring points at crucial moments. In the second game, the Indian player raised her level of play and won without giving her opponent a chance to make a comeback. With this victory, Isharani secured her place in the women's singles round of 16.

In the match between Indian players, Malvika Bansod defeated Devika Sihag 18-21, 21-10, 21-14. Malvika lost the first game 18-21, but made a strong comeback in the next. She won the second game 21-10 to take the match to the decider. Malvika maintained her momentum in the third game as well, winning the game 21-14 to take the match. Thus, she overcame the initial setback and entered the pre-quarterfinals.

Sixth seed Unnati Hooda defeated Tereza Svabickova of Czech Republic 17-21, 21-12, 21-11 to advance to the next round. In the 49-minute match, Unnati lost the first game but the Indian player played aggressively after that. She won the second game 21-12 and the third game 21-11 to win two consecutive games. On the other hand, Aakarshi Kashyap was defeated by Polina Buharova of Ukraine 21-12, 21-18. With this defeat, Aakarshi was eliminated from the competition. A total prize money of US$ 500,000 is at stake in the HiLo Open Super 500 tournament.