New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- India's Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand advanced to the women's doubles pre-quarterfinals at the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2026 after defeating higher-ranked Japanese pair Hinata Suzuki and Nao Yamakita in straight games on Tuesday, according to Olympics.com.

The world No. 20 Indian duo registered a 21-17, 21-14 victory over their 13th-ranked opponents in 42 minutes in the opening round of the BWF Super 500 tournament at the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium.

This was the first meeting between the two pairs. Suzuki and Yamakita, who won the Canada Open earlier this year, had finished runners-up at the Denmark Open Super 750 last month.

Treesa and Gayatri, meanwhile, were returning to action after their opening-round ...