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Shi reaches Malaysia Open quarters; An also advances

Shi Yu Qi reaches the the Malaysia Open quarterfinals on Thursday after Lu Guang Zu in an all-Chinese matchup.

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SHI REACHES MALAYSIA OPEN LAST EIGHT, TO FACE CHOU OR TANAKA

Shi reaches the last eight after pulling off a 21-18, 21-16 victory over Lu in their round-of-15 encounter at the Stadium Axiata Arena in Malaysia.

Furthermore, the Chinese world No.1 and top seed was never threatened in his straight-sets win that lasted only 45 minutes.

Moreover, Shi will next face either Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei or Japan’s Yushi Tanaka for a place in the semifinal.

Li Shifeng will join Shi into the next round.

He outlasted India’s HS Prannoy, 8-21, 21-15, 21-23, in another round-of-16 matchup.

Li took one hour and 22 minutes to put away the challenge of Prannoy, who was coming off a 21-12, 17-21, 21-15 decision over Brian Yang on Wednesday.

PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2025
MS – R16
21 21 🇨🇳SHI Yu Qi🏅
18 16 🇨🇳LU Guang Zu

🕚 in 45 minutes

— BWFScore (@BWFScore) January 9, 2025

AN ALSO ADVANCES, DROPS VIETNAM’S NGUYEN IN 38-MINUTE CLASH

An also advances in the women’s singles category after dropping Vietnam’s Nguyen Thuy Linh, 21-15, 21-15.

Moreover, the South Korean world No.1 needed only 38 minutes to eliminate Nguyen with precision shotmaking throughout the match.

Furthermore, An will reach the quarterfinals and will face Beiwen Zhang of the US.

Beiwen ousted Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark, 21-14, 21-18.

Meanwhile, Ratchanok Intanon defeated No.8 seed Pornpawee Chochuwong, 21-17, 21-14, in an all-Thai affair.

what a stressful birthday but great work regardless 🫶🏻 https://t.co/hmfbtGcDx5

— mai (@tipsofmaipen) January 9, 2025

‘SATCHI’ KEEPS INDIA’S CAMPAIGN ALIVE IN KL, BEATS MALAYSIAN TANDEM

Furthermore, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy kept India’s campaign alive in the tournament.

Moreover, the men’s doubles duo also known as “SatChi” pulled off a 21-15, 21-15 win over home favorites Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub and Tan Wee Kiong.

The tandem’s victory was India’s sole victory on an otherwise tough Thursday for their team.

Malvika Banson fell to Chinese No.3 seed Han Yue, 18-21, 11-21.

Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto dropped a 21-13, 22-20 setback against China’s Zhang Chi and Cheng Xing.

Was almost there at the finish line tonight but was not meant to be today.

Disappointed for losing out on an opportunity to go deeper in this tournament, but feels good to be back playing at this level again 👊✊

Next up – Indian open 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/EBS5Sr2o9W

— PRANNOY HS (@PRANNOYHSPRI) January 9, 2025