Anahat, bronze medallist from last year, beat her 13\/16 seed opponent 11-4, 11-8, 11-3 in the pre-quarterfinals and will take on Egyptian 5\/8 seed Habiba Rizk next.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Elsewhere in the women's section, Egypt\u2019s Habiba Rizk beat the USA\u2019s Charlotte Sze in a four-game battle, and Belgium\u2019s Savannah Moxham came from behind to beat Hong Kong, China\u2019s Ena Kwong 3-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Another gyptian Malika Elkaraksy moved into the next round with a win over the USA\u2019s Diya Yadav, while No. 1 seed Mohamad Zakaria progressed after a win against Pakistan\u2019s Nauman Khan. France\u2019s Amir Khaled-Jousselin advanced after a straight-game victory over England\u2019s Ronnie Hickling; Hong Kong, China\u2019s Helen Tang progressed with a victory over Malaysia\u2019s Harleein Tan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men's section, there were a number of upsets involving the top-eight seeds, with India\u2019s Aryaveer Dewan [5\/8] losing to the USA\u2019s Yaseen Shalaby in straight games. The reigning Asian U-19 champion fell to the American 4-11, 1-11, 5-11.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brazil\u2019s Laura Silva fell short against Malaysia\u2019s Whitney Wilson, and Saudi Arabia\u2019s Mohammed Alnasfan reached the last eight after a victory over England\u2019s Dylan Roberts in a five-game thriller.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men's section, there were a number of upsets involving the top-eight seeds, with India\u2019s Aryaveer Dewan [5\/8] losing to the USA\u2019s Yaseen Shalaby in straight games. The reigning Asian U-19 champion fell to the American 4-11, 1-11, 5-11.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India's men's team heads into the competition after winning bronze in Cairo last year, ending a 13-year medal drought at the championships.<\/p>\r\n\r\n