Syed Modi International 2025: Tanvi Sharma, Unnati Hooda storm into semis
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Kidambi Srikanth also entered the final four stage at the BWF Super 300 tournament.
Giant killer Tanvi Sharma continued her dream run by reaching the semi-finals of the Syed Modi International 2025 Super 300 badminton tournament while it was a mixed day for the women and men top seeds as India’s Unnati Hooda registered a hard-fought win and Jai Heng Jason Teh of Singapore was knocked out in the quarterfinals.
Sixteen-year-old Tanvi Sharma, who had upset former world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the earlier round, packed off Hong Kong’s Lo Sin Yan Happy in straight games 21-13, 21-19 in 38 minutes to set up a last four clash against fifth seed Hina Akechi of Japan, who upset third seed Sung Shuo Yun 21-8, 21-15 in the other quarter-final.
In the upper half, Unnati Hooda came through in a battle of two rising stars of India as he got the better of Rakshitha Sree Santosh R 21-15, 13-21, 21-16. She will next face Turkey’s fourth seed Neslihan Arin in the semifinals. Arin overcame the challenge of India’s Isharani Baruah 21-19, 13-21, 21-15.
While Unnati survived, men’s top seed Teh went down 19-21, 21-12, 20-22 in an hour and five minutes against Minoru Koga of Japan, who will now meet Hong Kong’s Jason Gunawan in the semi-finals.
The other semi-final will be an all-Indian affair with fifth seed Kidambi Srikanth taking on Mithun Manjunath.
Srikanth advanced to the semi-finals after compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat retired when the score was 21-14, 11-4 in the former world no. 1s favour while Mithun got the better of Manraj Singh 21-18, 21-13.
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In the women’s doubles event, top seeds Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly defeated fifth seeds Bengisu Ercetin and Nazlican Inci of Turkey 21-15, 21-16 to reach the semifinals.
Treesa will also feature in the mixed doubles semi-final alongside Hariharan Amsakarunan after defeated Australia’s Andika Ramadiansyah and Nozomi Shimizu 21-18, 21-14 in the quarter-finals.
How did Tanvi Sharma perform in the quarter-finals of Syed Modi International 2025?
Tanvi Sharma continued her fine run in the competition by defeating Hong Kong’s Lo Sin Yah Happy in straight games 21-13, 21-19 in 38 minutes to reach the semis.
How did Unnati Hooda perform in the quarter-finals of Syed Modi International 2025?
Unnati Hooda also reached the semis after beating compatriot Rakshitha Sree Santhosh 21-15, 13-21, 21-16.
How did Kidambi Srikanth perform in the quarter-finals of Syed Modi International 2025?
Srikanth reached the semis after his opponent and compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat retired mid-match 21-14, 11-4 in favour of the former.
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