A pair of Indian men Satwiksairaj Randireddy and Chirag Shetty booked their place in the China Open semifinals, but the young dream of UNNATI HOODA ended on Friday, July 25th.
The victory also helped the Indian duo to improve their record in their heads against Sin and Yi to 7-3. Satwik-chirag will face Will World number two pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik from Malaysia in the semifinals.
Satwik-Chirag got on Friday the first game to fly, but the Malaysian duo came back. The Indian duo maintained its cold and ensured that they eventually secured the game. The second was more up to 15-14, when the Indian duo changed the gear and secured another six points to ensure the victory. This will be the fourth semifinal look for Satwik-Chirag this year.
Unnati’s magic run ends
UNNATI lost to the world number 4 Akane Yamaguchi from Japan 16-21, 12-21 on Friday in the quarterfinals of women’s singles. The match was packed in 33 minutes when the stable efforts of the young Indian sensation in vain went against Yamaguchi.
UNNATI came into the game on the back of the sensational victory Through her idol and compatriot PV Sindu. The young sensation amazed the former world champion Sindhu 21-16, 19-21, 21-13 in pre-prevised games.
India’s challenge in individual events ended with the loss of the young man. In the opening game, Utnati maintained the pace with the world 4.
The second game watched a similar script. UNNATI got a short return in the game when she secured four direct points. Yamaguchi, however, showed its class and provided six direct points to ensure the second set of 21-12 and victory.
In the end, Yamaguchi won 42 out of 70 points that played in both games.
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Published on:
July 25, 2025
