Tianer Yu lost to world No 19 Junior Syndrela Das of India at the WTT Youth Contender Doha.
Yu was in the same group as second seed Wu Jia-En of Chinese Taipei and, though she held her own, was defeated in three.
But she made it through to the knockout stage thanks to a 3-1 (11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-7) victory over Mak Ming Shum (WR 116) of Hong Kong.
Yu, currently No 59 in the Junior ranks, faced sixth seed Das in the last 16 and took the third game 12-10 to remain in contention, only for her opponent to run through the fourth 11-3 to clinch her place in the quarter-finals.
Yu now moves on to the Youth Star Contender at the same venue, beginning on Friday.
Tianer Yu has been drawn to face the second seed in the group stage as she returns to international action at the WTT Youth Contender Doha this week.
Ranked at No 59 on the world Junior list, Yu’s first match will be against Wu Jian-En of Chinese Taipei on Wednesday.
She will complete the group stage with a match against Mak Ming Shum of Hong Kong (WR 116) as she bids to get through to the last 16 of the Under-19 Girls’ Singles.
The field in Doha is small but high-quality, with seven players inside the top 20 and 12 inside the top 50, out of a total of 25 entries. It is headed by world No 2 Heo Kerim of South Korea.
Results
Under-19 Girls’ Singles
Qualifying group 2
Wu Jia-En (TPE) bt Tianer Yu 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-9)
Yu bt Mak Ming Shum (HKG) 3-1 (11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-7)
Round of 16
Syndrela Das (IND) by Yu 3-1 (11-7, 11-7, 10-12, 11-3)
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