Overview

• Nikhat Zareen lost 0-5 to Turkiye’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu in the 51kg quarterfinals, ending her bid for a third straight Worlds medal.
• Jaismine Lamboria outpointed Uzbekistan’s Khumorabonu Mamajonova 5-0 to reach the 57kg semifinals and secure at least a bronze.
• Nupur Sheoran beat Uzbekistan’s Oltinoy Sotimboeva 4-1 in the women’s +80kg quarterfinals to assure a medal and is slated to face Turkiye’s Seyma Duztas next.
• Referees have repeatedly penalised excessive clinching in Liverpool, with deductions influencing outcomes in multiple bouts, including those involving Nishinaka and Sotimboeva.
• India’s larger contingent has had mixed results, with several men bowing out early while Jadumani Singh and Abhinash Jamwal advanced to the quarterfinals earlier in the week.