Sumire Nakade-Miyu Takashi
Japan’s Sumire Nakade-Miyu Takashi stunned women’s doubles second seed Hsieh Pei Shan-Hung En-Tzu of Chinese Taipei to move into the quarter-finals of the Taipei Open badminton championships.
The Japanese pair ranked 71 overcame a tight second game to scalp their 10th ranked rivals 21-17, 22-20 in 48-minutes.
Young upstarts Low Zi Yu-Noraqilah Maisarah of Malaysia also sprang an upset as they overcame a nerve-wracking opening game loss before beating third seeds Hsu Yin-Hui-Lin Jhih Yun of Chinese Taipei 20-22, 21-13, 21-11.
Malaysian top seeds Pearly Tan-Thinaah Muralitharan had to come back from a first game loss before beating the Taiwanese duo of Chen Yan Fei-Sun Liang Ching 11-21, 21-12, 21-15.
It was misery once again for seventh seed H.S. Prannoy of India. Prannoy was comprehensively beaten 9-21, 19-21 by Hong Kong’s Jason Gunawan. The veteran has failed to get past the second round of at all his previous tournaments this season.
Also out of the running was sixth seeded Lee Chai Hao, who was beaten by Wang Yu-Kai 17-29, 19-21 in an all-Taiwanese second round tie.
In the men’s doubles, fourth seeded Americans Chen Zhi Yi-Presley Smith were shown the exit 12-21, 14-21 by Taiwan’s Chia Yen Lin-Lin Yong Sheng.
It was double blow for Smith as he and partner Jennie Gai also crashed in the mixed doubles. Thailand’s Supak Jomkoh-Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn defeated the third seeded pair 21-13, 19-21, 30-29 to march into the quarter-finals.
Indonesians Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto-Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja also pulled off a stunner in the mixed doubles, packing off sixth seeds Akira Koga-Natsu Saito of Japan 21-14, 24-22, to book their last eight spot.
SECOND ROUND RESULTS
Men’s singles: Chou Tien Chen (Tpe) bt Eogene Ewe (Mas) 21-17, 22-20; Wang Yu-Kai (Tpe) Lee Chia Hao (Tpe) 21-17, 21-19; Yudai Okimoto (Jpn) Muhamad Yusuf (Ina) 21-17, 21-16; Kiran George (Ind) bt Tharun Mannepalli (Ind) 21-15, 21-16; Justin Hoh (Mas) bt Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo (Ina) 14-21, 21-11, 21-14; Yoo Tae Bin (Kor) bt Richie Duta Richardo (Ina) 21-19, 18-21, 21-14; Jason Gunawan (Ina) bt H.S. Prannoy (Ina) 21-9, 21-19; Lin Chun-yi (Tpe) bt Lee Zii Jia (Mas) 22-20, 11-21, 21-18
Men’s doubles: Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Wang Chi-Lin (Tpe) Hiroki Midorikawa-Yuto Nakashizu (Jpn) 21-13, 24-22; Hiroki Okamura-Kyohei Yamashita (Jpn) bt Ali Faathir Rahyan-Devin Artha Wahyudi (Ina) 18-21, 21-16, 21-18; Lin Chia Yen-Lin Yong Sheng (Tpe) bt Chen Zhi Yi-Presley Smith (USA) 21-12, 21-14; Leo Rolly Carnando-Daniel Marthin (Ina) bt Haruki KawabeKenta Matsukawa (Jpn) 21-12, 14-21, 21-18; Jin Yong-Lee Jongmin (Kor) bt Ng Sung-seung-Wang Chan (Kor) 21-13, 23-21; Chen Cheng Kuan-Liu Kuang Heng (Tpe) bt Chen Bo-yuan-Lu Ming Che (Tpe) 21-17, 21-17; Aaron Chia-Aaron Tai (Mas) bt Lai Po Yu-Tsai Fu Cheng (Tpe) 21-16, 21-13; Lee Jhe-Huei-Yang Po-Hsuan (Tpe) bt Muhammad Rian Ardianto-Daniel Edgar Marvino (Ina) 21-16, 25-23
Women’s singles: Chiu Pin-Chian (Tpe) bt Manami Suizu (Jpn) 21-13, 18-21, 21-14; Nguyen Thuy Linh (Vie) bt Peng Yu Wei (Tpe) 21-23, 21-15, 21-14; Unnati Hooda (Ind) bt Tanya Hemanth (Ind) 21-19, 21-12; Devaki Sihag (Ind) bt Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi (Ina) 21-16, 21-15; Tanvi Sharma (Ind) bt Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan (Ina) 21-17, 22-20; Supanida Katethong (Tha) Zhang Wen Yu (Can) 21-17, 21-11; Huang Yu-Hsun (Tpe) bt Sung Shuo Yun (Tpe) 21-15, 21-14; Lin Hsiang Ti (Tpe) bt Anmol Khard (Ind) 21-10, 22-20
Women’s doubles: Pearly Tan-Thinaah Muralitharan (Mas) bt Chen Yan Fei-Sun Liang Ching (Tpe) 11-21, 21-12, 21-15; Lin Chih-chun-Yang Chu Yun (Tpe) bt Hsieh Mi Yen-Yu Chien Hui (Tpe) 21-15, 21-17; Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn-Sabrina Sophita Wedler (Tha) bt Nanako Hara-Riko Kiyose (Jpn) 21-11, 21-13; Francesca Corbett-Jennie Gai (USA) bt Ririna Hiramoto-Kokona Ishikawa (Jpn) 21-14, 22-20; Hathaithip Mijad-Napapakorn Tungkasatan (Tha) bt Lee Seo-jin-Lee Yeon-woo (Kor) 21-19, 13-21, 21-15; Low Zi Yu-Noraqilah Maisarah (Mas) bt Hsu Yin-hui-Lin Jhih Yun (Tpe) 20-22, 21-13, 21-11; Hsu Ya Ching-sung Yu-Hsuan (Tpe) bt Hsieh Yi En-Teng Chun Hsun (Tpe) 21-12, 21-19; Sumire Nakade-Miyu Takahashi (Jpn) bt Hsieh Pei Shan-Hung En-Tzu (Tpe) 21-17, 22-20
Mixed doubles: Ye Hong Weo-Nicole Gonzales Chan (Tpe) bt Lai Po Yu-Jheng Yu Chieh (Tpe) 21-15, 11-21, 21-15; Yuta Watanabe-Maya Taguchi (Jpn) bt Tsai Fu Cheng-Sung Yu-Hsuan (Tpe) 21-11, 21-17; Supak Jomkoh-Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn (Tha) bt Presley Smith-Jennie Gai (USA) 21-13, 19-21, 30-29; Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto-Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (Ina) Akira Koga-Natsu Saito (Jpn) 21-14, 24-22; Wu Guan Xun-Lee Chia Hsin (Tpe) bt Low Han Chan-Chan Wen Tse (Mas) 21-18, 21-17; Ruttanapak Oupthong-Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat (Tha) Chen Tang Jie-Clarissa San (Mas) 17-21, 21-12, 21-16; Haruki Kawabe-Kokona Ishikawa (Jpn) bt Verrell Yustin Mulia-Bernadine Anindya Wardana (Ina) 21-18, 21-16; Yang Po-Hsuan-Hu Ling Fang (Tpe) bt Samuel Jones-Lizzie Tolman (Eng) 21-15, 21-13
