Penultimate round

Three Japanese outfits feature in the penultimate round of the women’s doubles event.

Honoka Hashimoto and Hitomi Sato, the top seeds, meet qualifiers Ayane Morita and Yuka Umemura; in the opposite half of the draw Satsuki Odo and Saki Shibata, the no.2 seeds, confront the host nation’s Orawan Paranang and Suthasini Sawettabut, the no.3 seeds.

Host nation hopes alive

The host nation’s Orawan Paranang and Suthasini Sawettabut, the no.3 seeds, kept their hopes of successful women’s doubles title retention alive.

At the quarter-final stage they beat Malaysia’s Sian Alice Chang Li and Tee Ai Xin (11-4, 11-7, 11-3).

Li Hsin-Yu and Masaki Takami reach final

Chinese Taipei’s Li Hsin-Yu and Japan’s Masaki Takami will meet in the under 21 men’s singles final.

In the penultimate round Li Hsin-Yu beat Korea Republic’s Oh Minseo (13-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-7); Masaki Takami, the no.7 seed and the only seed amongst the last four, ended the progress of Belgium’s Adrien Rassenfosse (15-13, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7).

Prithika Pavade maintains outstanding form

Prithika Pavade of France maintained her outstanding form in the under 21 women’s singles event; by the narrowest of margins at the semi-final stage she beat fellow qualifier Korea Republic’s Yoon Hyobin (9-11, 15-13, 12-10, 7-11, 12-10).

In the final she meets Japan’s Yuka Umemura who caused somewhat of a penultimate round upset; the no.7 seed, she accounted for colleague, Maki Shiomi, the top seed (6-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-9).

Schedule of Play (Friday 24th – Sunday 26th May