TOKYO: India's Pramod Bhagat and Manasi Joshi topped their respective groups and advanced to the quarterfinals of the BWF Para Badminton World Championships, here on Wednesday.
After opening their title defence on a strong note in SL3 (standing lower severe impairment) events on Tuesday, top seed Bhagat made light work of England's William Smith 21-5 21-3 while Joshi saw off France's Catherine Naudin 21-6 21-4 to top her group on the day.