Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal stunned World No. 16 Patrick Franziska to progress to the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the World Table Tennis Star Contender series here on Tuesday.

Sharath Kamal, ranked 32, beat his higher-ranked rival from Germany 12-10, 3-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9 in the second round match. He will now face the winner of the match between Egypt’s Ahmed Saleh and German Dimitrij Ovtcharov in the pre-quarterfinals today.