Orleans, March 20 -- Indian shuttler Ayush Shetty bowed out of the ongoing Orleans Open badminton tournament with a quarterfinal loss on Friday.

Shetty, 20, suffered a two-game defeat to Yudai Okimoto by 18-21, 9-21, as per ESPN.

The 2025 US Open champion is still searching for his first title of the year. He is yet to progress beyond the second round, a finish he achieved in the Malaysian Open this year, with the rest of his exits being in the first round.

However, there is still hope for India as there are three quarterfinal matches lined up further. In women's singles action, it will be a win-win situation as two compatriots, Isharani Baruah and Malvika Bansod, will be locking horns with each other. Bansod is yet to progress beyond ...