
Mixed doubles duo Ruttanapak Oupthong and Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat advanced to the quarter-finals of the US$950,000 BWF India Open 2025 in New Delhi yesterday.
They stunned sixth seeds Cheng Six and Zhang Chi of China 21-17, 20-22, 21-17 in 69 minutes to book their berth in the last eight of the World Tour Super 750 event at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex.
They will next play Malaysian third seeds Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei, who knocked out Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran yesterday.
Chen and Toh edged Dechapol and Supissara, winners of the season-opening Malaysia Open on Sunday, in three tough games, 21-19, 12-21, 22-20.
In the women's singles event, world No.1 An Se-Young again proved too strong for Ratchanok Intanon as the Korean star defeated the Thai veteran 21-15, 21-8 in the last 16 round yesterday.
Olympic champion An will meet Singaporean seventh seed Yeo Jia Min, who overcame Hsu Wen-chi of Taiwan 21-12, 19-21, 21-19 yesterday.
Women's singles player Pornpawee Chochuwong was to play Gao Fangjie of China, while women's doubles pair Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai were due to play Arisa Igarashi and Ayako Sakuramoto of Japan later last night.
Dechapol and Kittinupong Kedren were also due to play their men's doubles match against fourth seeds Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia.
In other results yesterday, women's second seed Wang Zhiyi, runner-up at the Malaysia Open, defeated Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 21-13, 16-21, 21-8, fourth seed Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia beat Natsuki Nidaira of Japan 21-12, 24-22 while Loh Kean Yew of Singapore upset sixth Kodai Naraoka of Japan 21-17, 21-15 in the men's singles last 16 round.