Badminton fans, rejoice! Chinese stars Chen Yufei and Shi Yuqi are bringing the heat at the Indonesia Open, blasting into the quarterfinals with style 🌟. Defending women’s singles champ Chen dominated Japan’s Natsuki Nidaira 21-9, 21-14 on Thursday, setting up a spicy showdown against world No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi next 🥊.
Meanwhile, Shi Yuqi kept China’s flag flying high in the men’s draw. While details of his match remain under wraps (we’re refreshing our feeds!), his advancement adds to the tournament’s thrill factor 💥.
In other action, Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong survived a 78-minute marathon against India’s Sindhu Pusarla, winning 20-22, 21-10, 21-18. Talk about stamina! 🏃♀️💨 Yamaguchi also cruised past Sung Shuo-yun of the Chinese Taipei team 21-12, 21-17 – proving why she’s a top seed.
With quarterfinal matches heating up, all eyes are on Jakarta this weekend. Will Chen defend her crown? Can Shi make it a double victory for China? Drop your predictions below! 👇
