Syed Modi International Badminton Tournament: Tanvi Sharma, Unnati Hooda and Kidambi Srikanth march to semi-finals | Badminton News – The Times of India

Young sensation Tanvi Sharma advanced to the semi-finals of the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament on Friday. The day saw mixed results for the top seeds, with India’s Unnati Hooda securing victory, while Singapore’s Jai Heng Jason Teh was eliminated in the quarter-finals.Sixteen-year-old Tanvi Sharma defeated Hong Kong’s Lo Sin Yan Happy 21-13, 21-19 in 38 minutes after her victory over former world champion Nozomi Okuhara. She will face fifth seed Hina Akechi of Japan, who defeated third seed Sung Shuo Yun 21-8, 21-15.In another competitive match, Unnati Hooda defeated Indian rising star Rakshitha Sree Santosh R by scores of 21-15, 13-21, 21-16. Her next challenge will be against Turkey’s fourth seed Neslihan Arin, who beat India’s Isharani Baruah 21-19, 13-21, 21-15.Men’s top seed Teh lost to Japan’s Minoru Koga in a thrilling match lasting over an hour with scores of 19-21, 21-12, 20-22. Koga will now face Hong Kong’s Jason Gunawan in the semi-finals.The other men’s semi-final will feature Indian players Kidambi Srikanth and Mithun Manjunath. Srikanth made progress after the retirement of Priyanshu Rajawat on 21-14, 11-4, while Mithun defeated Manraj Singh 21-18, 21-13.In the women’s doubles, top-seeded duo Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly secured their spot in the semi-finals by beating Turkish duo Bengisu Ercetin and Nazlican Inci 21-15, 21-16.Treesa continued her successful run in mixed doubles alongside Hariharan Amsakarunan. The pair defeated Australia’s Andika Ramadiansyah and Nozomi Shimizu 21-18, 21-14 to reach the semi-finals.