Badminton fans were treated to edge-of-the-seat drama at the China Open as home hero Shi Yuqi staged a jaw-dropping comeback! 🎉 After dropping the first game 21-15 to compatriot Li Shifeng, the World No. 2 turned up the heat 🔥, leveling the match with a mirror 21-15 second game before dominating the decider 21-11. Talk about flipping the script! 📖
Next Up: Cross-Strait Showdown 🌉
Shi now faces Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien-chen, who stunned World No. 1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. Meanwhile, China’s Wang Zhiyi smashed her way into the women’s semis with a 21-16, 21-11 win over Chiu Pin-Chian of Chinese Taipei. Her secret weapon? A 10-point scoring spree that left fans 👀!
Olympic Champions Collide 🥇
In the day’s most anticipated match, South Korea’s Paris gold medalist An Se-young outlasted China’s Tokyo champ Chen Yufei in a nail-biting 21-18, 21-19 thriller. An now meets China’s Han Yue, who defeated Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung. Who’s ready for semifinal fireworks? 🎆
