Suzhou:  World Numbar 44, Sharath Kamal of India moved into the third round of the World Table Tennis Championship here on Wednesday.

Sharath  defeated the 35th ranked Simon Gauzy of France in the second round to advance into third round. Sharath defeated Gauzy 11-4, 11-5, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8.

In the third round, Sharath will meet the winner of the second round match between compatriot G.Sathiyan and Fang Mo. By entering the third round, Sharath has equalled his best performance in the World Championships.

Soumyajit Ghosh moved into the second round to join compatriots Sharath Kamal and G.Sathiyan. Ghosh upset 29th seed Aruna Quadri of Nigeria  11-6, 12-10, 14-12, 6-11, 11-5 in the first round. Soumyajit will take on Shibaev of Russia in the second round.