Orleans [France], March 22 (ANI): India’s problem on the Orleans Masters 2026 got here to a detailed on Saturday after teenage shuttler Tanvi Sharma and compatriot Isharani Baruah suffered defeats of their respective girls’s singles semi-finals on the Palais des Sports.
World Junior Championships silver medallist Tanvi Sharma went all the way down to Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, a former Olympic bronze medallist, in straight video games. The world No. 38 Indian misplaced 21-9, 21-16 in a 35-minute contest, based on Olympics.com.
The 17-year-old struggled to settle into the opening sport, trailing 11-6 on the mid-game interval earlier than Okuhara tightened her grip to shut it out comfortably. Tanvi confirmed improved resistance within the second sport, conserving tempo with the skilled Japanese shuttler till 12-all, however Okuhara raised her degree on the essential juncture to seal the match and progress to the ultimate.
Despite the loss, it marked Tanvi’s second semi-final look at a BWF Super 300 occasion, underlining her speedy rise on the worldwide circuit. She had completed runner-up on the 2025 US Open, turning into the youngest Indian lady to achieve a BWF World Tour ultimate at 16.
In the opposite semi-final, Isharani Baruah additionally bowed out after a straight-games defeat to Thailand’s Pitchamon Opatniputh. The world No. 52 Indian misplaced 21-12, 23-21 to the Twenty seventh-ranked Thai participant.
Baruah discovered it tough to counter Opatniputh’s dominance within the opening sport, which the Thai shuttler managed all through. However, the Indian mounted a robust comeback within the second sport, racing to a 10-5 lead earlier than her opponent clawed again to go forward 13-10.
The contest went all the way down to the wire as Baruah saved a match level to drive a deuce, however Opatniputh held her nerve within the closing levels to safe victory and a spot within the ultimate.
With each semi-final exits, India’s marketing campaign on the event concluded and not using a title. (ANI)