Unnati Hooda (Left) and Ayush Shetty Reached The Semifinals of Taaipei Open Super 300 on May 9, 2025.
Unnati, 17, Delivered a Sterling Performance to Outwit World No. 65 Hung Yi-Ting of Chinese Taipei in a Three-Game Thriller (21-8, 19-21, 21-19) to Reach the last four of the tournament for the second time in her career. The Quarterfinal Match Lasted for 52 Minutes. Unnati’s only previous previous semifinal appearance on the world tour came at the Syed Modi India International in Lucknow Last Year, Where She Last to Pv Sindhu.
Unnati, who is now ranked 53 in the world, Had Earlier Won Super 100 Level Titles at the 2022 Odisha Masters and the 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters. The Haryana Shuttler, however, will face an uphill task in the semifinals as she runs into rainse japanese star tomoka miyazaki, the current world no. 8.
The 18-Year-old miyazaki, the top-seeded player, has alredy won two world two titles in her career-Korea Masters (2023) and Orleans Masters (2024). Last Year, She Came Close to Winning Her Biggest Title at the China Open Super 1000 But Went Down in the Final Against Wang Zhiyi.
Ayush Shetty, Meanwhile, Continues to Dazzle as he Took Down Seventh-Seeded Brian Yang of Canada in a Three-Game Duel. Ayush came from behind to win the Quarterfinal Clash 16-21, 21-19, 21-14.
Earlier, Ayush, A 2023 World Junior Championships Bronze Medallist, Stunned Former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth 21-16, 15-21, 21-17 in a hard-forward Second-Round Clash.
The 20-Year-old Indian Opened His Campaign in the Taipei Open with a Shocking 21-17, 21-18 Win Over All England Open Runner-Up Lee Chia Hao.
In the semifinals, Ayush will have his task cut out against 35-age-old chou tien chen, one of taipei’s most successful shuttlers with 10 world tour titles and a BWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHISHISHISH
Ayush is chasing his first world tour title. His Best Performance on the Tour Remains a Runner-up Finish at the Odisha Masters in 2023.
