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Ayush Shetty Storms into Asia Badminton QF; Sindhu, Prannoy Exit

Ayush Shetty advanced to the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Championships with a straight-games victory over Chin Yu Jen of Taipei. His run follows a stunning first-round upset over world No. 7 Li Shi Feng. In contrast, Indian stalwarts PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy were eliminated in their second-round matches. The Indian campaign also saw the mixed doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila bow out.

Key Points: Ayush Shetty Reaches Badminton Asia Championships Quarterfinals

  • Ayush Shetty beats Chin Yu Jen
  • Sindhu loses to Wang Zhi Yi
  • Prannoy defeated by Weng Hong Yang
  • Mixed doubles pair also exits
  • Unnati Hooda in action later
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Badminton Asia C'ships: Ayush enters QF; Sindhu, Prannoy bow out

Ayush Shetty advances to the quarterfinals at the Badminton Asia Championships, while Indian stars PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy suffer second-round exits.

"Ayush Shetty continued his fine form... entered the quarterfinals - Report"

Ningbo, April 9

Ayush Shetty continued his fine form at the Badminton Asia Championships as he entered the quarterfinals after beating Chin Yu Jen of Taipie in straight games here on Thursday, while two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy concluded their campaigns with their respective second-round losses.

Ayush, the US Open 2025 champion, registered a comfortable 21-16, 21-12 win over the Taipie shuttler in a match that lasted for 41 minutes.

Ayush started off his campaign with a stunning win over world No. 7 and fifth seed Li Shi Feng of China, 21-13, 21-16, in the opening round. He will look to carry the momentum in the quarterfinal when he faces third seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia.

Meanwhile, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and former world championship medallist H. S. Prannoy bowed out after losing their respective second-round matches.

Prannoy, who came into the second round with a straight-games 24-22, 21-12 win over Nguyen Hai Dang, suffered a 12-21, 19-21 loss at the hands of world no. 17 Weng Hong Yang of Hong Kong.

In the women's singles, Sindhu also suffered a straight-game defeat to the two-time Asian Champions and second seed Chinese Wang Zhi Yi. Sindhu had rallied to enter the second round after winning her women's singles opener 15-21, 21-11, 21-19 against Wong Ling Ching of Malaysia.

In the mixed doubles, India also suffered a heartbreak as the pair of Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila fell to the fourth-seed duo of Toh Ee Wei and Chang Ten Jie 13-21, 14-21.

Later in the day, Unnati Hooda, who came from a game down to upset world No. 11 Supanida Katethong of Thailand in the opening round, will take on world No. 9 Japanese Tomoka Miyazaki.

In the women's doubles, Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra will lock horns with the fifth-seed Japanese duo of Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto for aplace in the quarterfinals.

- IANS

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Priya S
Mixed feelings. So proud of Ayush, he's a future star. But Sindhu's loss is worrying. She hasn't found her consistent form since coming back. Hope she works with her coaches and peaks in time for Paris. The competition is so tough.
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Rohit P
The future is bright! Ayush, Unnati Hooda... these youngsters are fearless. Beating top seeds. That's the attitude we need. Sindhu and Prannoy are legends, but every athlete has ups and downs. Let's support the entire team. #IndianBadminton
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Sarah B
Following from the US. Amazing to see Ayush Shetty, the US Open champ, doing so well on the Asian stage! Tough draw for Prannoy and Sindhu. The depth in Asian badminton is incredible. Rooting for Unnati later today!
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Vikram M
A respectful criticism: Our doubles teams need more support. Tanisha and Dhruv lost heavily to the 4th seeds. We invest so much in singles, but for consistent medals, we need strong doubles pairs too. The system needs to focus there.
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Kavya N
Heartbreak for Sindhu and Prannoy, but such is sport. No need for negativity. They've given us so many moments of pride. Now, all eyes on Ayush and Unnati! Let's go, Team India! 🏸💪

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