Satwik-Chirag breeze into semis, Unnati Hooda bows out of China Open
The reigning Asian Games champions picked a comfortable 21-18, 21-14 win over familiar foes Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi of Malaysia in 40 minutes.
The win improved Satwik-Chirag's head-to-head record against the Malaysians to 7-3. They will take on the world number two pair of Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in the last four stage.
Hooda, on the other hand, lost to world number 4 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 16-21, 12-21 in the women's singles quarterfinal that lasted 33 minutes.
The 17-year-old had scripted her biggest career win against 'idol' and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu.
With Hooda's exit, India's singles campaign in the tournament came to an end.
In the opening game, Hooda kept pace with Yamaguchi early on but failed to sustain the momentum, with the Japanese star reeling off five consecutive points at one stage to take it 21-16.
Hooda's best run was taking three points in a row.
Overall, Yamaguchi won 42 of the 70 points played across both games.
Hooda on Thursday stunned former world champion Sindhu 21-16, 19-21, 21-13 in the pre-quarterfinals. PTI TAP APA UNG
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