Pranavi, playing her rookie season on the LET, birdied holes two, three, seven, eight, 12 and 18 for her round of six-under. The three players sharing the second place with Pranavi included the German duo Helen Briem and Patricia Isabel Schmidt, and Spain's Ana Pelaez Trivino all fired round
Young amateur Mannat Brar (76-75-71-70) had the double honour of top amateur and was also the best-finishing Indian in tied 11th place on 4 over par 292, with professionals Pranavi Urs and Hitaashee Bakshi tied for 15th two strokes behind the teenager. They were 6-over 294.
The stage is all set for the latest edition of the Women's Indian Open, which gets underway on October 24 at the DLF Golf and Country Club. With 114 players from 31 nations, many of whom have been recent winners of the Ladies European Tour, the tournament is set for a battle royale.
Pranavi Urs will head the Indian challenge, with Tvesa Malik also in the fray at the Ladies Open de France. She was in the Top-10 finish at the La Sella Open in Spain.
All four Indians are winners on the domestic WPGT. However, Tvesa and Pranavi have shown better form and will be looking to build on ahead of the Women's Indian Open
As Tvesa Malik regained her form other Indians were amateur Avani Prashanth (69-70-72) and Vani Kapoor (68-70-73) at T-33rd. The defending champion Diksha Dagar (71-72-70) and Pranavi Urs (71-69-73) were T-43rd and Ridhima Dilawari (70-72-72) was T-54
The best Indian was Vani Kapoor with 4-under 68 and T-12 at the end of the round, while amateur Avani Prashanth was the next best at T-27 with 3-under 69. Ridhima Dilawari (70) was T-39 and the top three Indian stars Diksha Dagar, the defending champion, Pranavi Urs and Tvesa Malik, carded 1
Vani Kapoor carded four-under 68 on the first day of the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open. Vani, who has shown flashes of form but not over the full four rounds or a week, looked confident as she had six birdies against two bogeys
India's top star on the Ladies European Tour, Diksha Dagar, will defend her title this week at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open. Last year, her win at the event was her second career win
Diksha Dagar was the best among the five Indians in the field. Vani Kapoor (72) was T-30, Pranavi Urs and Tvesa Malik with 73 each were T-41 and Ridhima Dilawari (75) was T-76
Pranavi Urs tied for third, her best in her first season on the LET. She was bidding to join Aditi Ashok (5 wins) and Diksha Dagar (2 wins) as the only Indians to have won on the LET