Japan Open: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand win; Dhruv Kapila-Radhika Sharma exit in qualifying

India's Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated Hinata Suzuki and Nao Yamakita in the round-of-32 at the Kumamoto Masters Japan Super 500 on Tuesday, while Dhruv Kapila and Radhika Sharma were knocked out in the qualifying round.

Treesa and Gayatri recorded a 21-17, 21-14 victory in 42 minutes to reach the pre-quarterfinals; the pair had earlier earned a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in New Delhi earlier this year. Dhruv Kapila and Radhika Sharma bowed out in the opening round of qualifying, losing 16-21, 15-21 to the second-seeded American combination of Chen Zhi Yi and Francesca Corbett.

In men's doubles, Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun progressed from their round-of-32 tie after Malaysian opponents Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik retired hurt six minutes into the match. The Indian duo had been leading 11-6 in the opening game when the Malaysians were forced to withdraw, which awarded Hariharan and Arjun passage to the next round.

Hariharan and Arjun will learn their next opponents once the result is decided between Japan's Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi and Hong Kong China's Kuei Chun Hung and Chun Wai Lui. The outcome of that clash will determine the Indian pair's second-round assignment.

India's men's singles entries are also set to begin their campaigns, with eighth seed Lakshya Sen drawn to face Chinese Taipei's Yu Jen Chi and Kidambi Srikanth matched against Denmark's Rasmus Gemke. The schedule for both Lakshya Sen's and Kidambi Srikanth's opening-round matches has not been announced.

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will now meet Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi for a place in the quarter-finals.