Achanta Sharath Kamal of India has entered the men's singles quarterfinals of the ITTF World Tour India Open 2017 table tennis tournament. In a pre-quarterfinal match in New Delhi yesterday, the local favourite Sharath Kamal beat world number 24 Muramatsu 11-8, 11-7, 11-4, 14-16, 11-5. The win was no mean feat considering Muramatsu had won his first World Tour title at the Czech Open last year. The 62nd ranked Sharath Kamal will meet familiar foe and Commonwealth rival Paul Drinkhall of England in the last eight match today.In another match India's Sanil Shetty lost to higher-ranked Robert Gardos of Austria 4-2 in pre-quarterfinals.Earlier, top seed Dimitrij Ovtcharov breezed into the quarterfinals on a day that saw a number of Indians exit the competition. The World No 5 from Germany won both his matches emphatically at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex to underline his class and pedigree. However, it was disappointment for the home team as seven Indians in fray for a place in the quarterfinals exited the competition.