Gwladys Nocera
Photo: DR

The Frenchwoman, with 12 titles to her credit on the Ladies European Tour, flew over the first round with five birdies on the first leg and 4 on the last 9 holes. that she played during "I played tight like chess, making its way between the trees surrounding the fairways and avoiding the thickets inhabited by peacocks and squirrels. "

“You can be offensive on this course if you want, but the risk is great,” said Nocera, who recorded his most recent victory in China last November.

Three shots behind Nocera, the English Holly Clyburn and the Indian Vaishavi Sinha, at - 6.

Day 1 scores

64 - Gwladys Nocera (FRA)

67 - Holly Clyburn (ENG), Vaishavi Sinha (IND)

69 - Chloé Leurquin (BEL)

70 - Liz Young (ENG), Thidapa Suwannapura (THA), Shweta Galande (IND), Gauri Monga (IND), Gursimar Badhwal (IND)

71 - Vani Kapoor (IND), Titiya Plucksataporn (THA), Carlota Ciganda (ESP), Hannah Burke (ENG), Sharmila Nicollet (IND), Fabienne In-Albon (SWI), Bo-Mi Suh (KOR)

72 - Hyeon Seo Kang (KOR), Sahra Hassan (WAL), Wichanee Meechai (THA), Stefania Croce (ITA), Linda Wessberg (SWE), Saraporn Chamchoi (THA)

73 - Beth Allen (USA), Alison Whitaker (AUS), Smriti Mehra (IND), Amy Boulden (WAL), Sally Watson (SCO), Muangkhumsakul Kanphaninan (THA), Sophie Sandolo (ITA), Ye Seul Lee (KOR) , Steffi Kirchmayr (GER), Nina Holleder (GER)

74 - Hae Ra Park (KOR), Pennapa Plusawath (THA), Grace Lee (KOR), Klara Spilkova (CZE), Alexandra Vilatte (FRA), Rhea Nair (IND), Pimpadsorn Sangkagaro (THA), Minea Blomqvist (FIN) , Sophie Walker (ENG), Cathryn Bristow (NZL), Aditi Ashok (IND), Eleanor Givens (ENG), Rebecca Codd (IRL)

75 - Elina Nummenpää (FIN), Punpaka Phuntumabamrung (THA), Krista Bakker (FIN), Carly Booth (SCO), Caroline Martens (NOR), Nikki Campbell (AUS), Janya Morrakotphan (THA), Amandeep Drall (IND), Sophie Gustafson (SWE), Leigh Whittaker (GER), Nobuhle Dlamini (SWZ), Meechai Kusuma (THA), Holly Aitchison (ENG), Wannasiri Sirisampant (THA)

76 - Kiran Matharu (ENG), Tiffany Tavee (USA), Neha Tripathi (IND), Jaruporn Palakawong Na Ayutthaya (THA), Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai (THA), Ainil Bakar (MYS), Connie Chen (RSA)

77 - Caroline Afonso (FRA), Veronica Zorzi (ITA), Isabelle Boineau (FRA), Becky Morgan (WAL), Patricia Sanz Barrio (ESP), Kumi Uchiyama (JPN), Florentyna Parker (ENG), Laura Jansone (LVA) , Henni Zuel (ENG), Mireia Prat (ESP), Bo Mi Kwak (KOR)

78 - Ursula Wikstrom (FIN), Karolin Lampert (GER), Viva Schlasberg (SWE), Isabell Gabsa (GER), Maha Haddioui (MAR), Lucy Williams (ENG)

79 - Tiranan Yoopan (THA), Aretha Pan (MYS), Ankita Tiwana (IND)

80 - Nimmita Juntanaket (THA), Saaniya Sharma (IND), Christine Wolf (AUT)

81 - Pallavi Jain (IND), Rebecca Hudson (ENG), Jang So Young (KOR), Lauren Taylor (ENG), Kelsey Macdonald (SCO), Mallory Fraiche (USA), Rungthiwa Pangjan (THA)

82 - Preetinder Kaur (IND), Michelle Koh (MYS)

83 - Joséphine Janson (SWE), Tanya Wadhwa (IND)

84 - Julia Davidsson (SWE), Angel Sze (HKG)

87 - Kaoru Ohori (JPN), Numa Gulyanamitta (THA)

88 - Narisara Kerdrit (THA)