India's top squash player Dipika Pallikal has entered into the quarter-finals of the 58,000 US Dollar China Open tournament. In Shanghai today, she battled past Denmark's Line Hansen 9-11, 11-4, 12-10, 5-11, 11-6 in 56 minutes. It is her first competitive match since winning the doubles gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Pallikal, who has slipped out of top-10 to be 12th in the latest rankings, next faces qualifier Salma Hany Ibrahim. The Egyptian stunned World No.6 Alison Waters of England 11-7 3-11 11-8 11-3 in another opening round match.