Changzhou [China], July 23 (ANI): Unnati Hooda delivered a commanding efficiency to outplay skilled Scottish shuttler Kirsty Gilmour 21-11, 21-16 in simply 36 minutes on the China Open 2025, as per Badminton Association of India (BAI).
With this spectacular win, 17-year-old Unnati superior to the Round-of-16, the place she is going to tackle compatriot PV Sindhu in an all-Indian conflict.
PV Sindhu dismissed an early scare to guide her berth within the subsequent section on the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Changzhou.
Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki threatened to finish Sindhu’s marketing campaign, however the two-time Olympic medallist roared again to qualify for the pre-quarter-finals. Sindhu clinched a 21-15, 8-21, 21-17 victory over Miyazaki in a fixture that lasted for 1 hour and a couple of minutes.
In her second assembly towards the sixth seed, Sindhu dominated her Japanese opposition within the opening sport, constructed an early wholesome lead and clinched the sport. In the second sport, Sindhu fought for management towards Miyazaki and ultimately conceded a complete 8-21 defeat.
The match headed to the deciding sport, which was fought virtually on stage phrases. However, Sindhu upped the ante and landed the decisive blow to earn a spot within the Round of 16.
Meanwhile, within the girls’s doubles occasion, the Panda sisters, Rutaparna and Swetaparna, confronted a stern problem towards the skilled Hong Kong China duo and concluded their marketing campaign. They had been ousted convincingly with a 12-21, 13-21 defeat.
India’s top-ranked shuttler duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty cruised into the Round of 16 with consummate ease.
In their Round of 32 conflict, Satwik and Chirag hardly broke a sweat and wrapped up the competition on an emphatic observe with a 21-13, 21-9 conquer the Japanese pair of Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura in 31 minutes.
Before coming into the fixture, the Indian duo had by no means misplaced a sport towards the Japanese pair, guaranteeing their flawless run remained intact. They hardly gave something away and stamped their authority with their relentless strategy in straight video games.
Earlier within the match, Lakshya Sen’s marketing campaign concluded on a bitter observe whereas HS Prannoy barely managed to conjure a means and crawled to victory. (ANI)