Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand reach Japan Open last 16

India's Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand advanced to the last 16 at the Japan Open, a badminton tournament in Kumamoto, Japan.

They beat Japanese pair Hinata Suzuki and Nao Yamakita 21-17, 21-14 in their opening match.

The Indian pair won bronze at the World Championships in New Delhi earlier this year, and will next face Japan's Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi for a place in the quarter-finals.

Dhruv Kapila and Radhika Sharma lost their opening qualifying match in mixed doubles to the United States' Chen Zhi Yi and Francesca Corbett.

In men's doubles, Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun advanced after Malaysian opponents Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik retired hurt while trailing 11-6 in the first game.

India's Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth are also due to begin their men's singles campaigns, but their match schedule has not been announced.