Lu ends Christie run in BAC2025; Yamaguchi ousts Sindhu
Lu Guang Zu ends Jonathan Christie’s run at the Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) 2025 even as Akane Yamaguchi ousts PV Sindhu.
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LU ENDS CHRISTIE RUN IN QUARTERFINALS MATCHUP
Lu ends Christie’s run after the former’s 21-13, 21-13 victory in their quarterfinals matchup on Friday.
Furthermore, the 28-year-old Chinese world No.20 played consistent shotmaking to pull off the stunning upset.
Moreover, Lu needed only 42 minutes to get the job done.
The Chinese shuttler prevented Indonesia’s world No.3 to defend the title he won last year.
Christie reached the last eight after his 21-13, 21-19 win over Malaysia’s Justin Hoh on Thursday.
YAMAGUCHI OUSTS SINDHU AS INDIAN SHUTTLERS GEORGE, PRIYANSHU ALSO OUT
Yamaguchi ousted Sindhu 21-12, 16-21, 21-16, even as Indian shuttlers Kiran George and Priyanshu Rajawat also abosrbd tough losses.
Moreover, the Japanese world No.4 overcame a middle-set loss to hold off a tough challenge from the world No.17 and India’s top women’s shuttler.
Furthermore, Yamaguchi made the most of the one hour and six minute match to improve to 14-12 in their head-to-head matchup.
Moreover, Sindhu fell to her third-straight loss to her Japanese opponent, with the last time she won dating back to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, George dropped a 21-19, 13-21, 16-21 loss to Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand.
Priyanshu followed Sindhu and George in the sidelines after he absorbed a 21-14, 21-17 to Japanese No.5 seed Kodai Naraoka.
SHI, LOH HURDLE FOES TO ARRANGE QUARTERS DUEL
Shi Yu Qi and Loh Kean Yew hurdled their respective foes to arrange a quarterfinals duel.
Furthermore, Shi registered a 21-16, 21-12 victory over Japan’s Tanaka Yushi in Ningbo, China.
Moreover, the Chinese world No.1 was hardly threatened by Yushi, as he continued his assault for another title.
Loh earned the right to face Shi after he beat Lee Chia Hao, 21-15, 21-17.
The Singaporean 2023 Asian Championships runner-up seeks to bounce back against Shi, who holds a 4-2 lead in their head-to-head matchup.
Shi and Loh also met at the last eight at the All England Open, where the Chinese shuttler won.
