Marin overcomes Fangjie to enter quarter-finals

In one of the longest matches of the tournament that lasted one hour and 23 minutes, Marin had to use all her experience to down the China Open runner-up 15-21, 21-15, 21-11. Marin’s opponent in the quarterfinals will be sixth seed Cheung Ngan Yi of Hong Kong who handed a 21-4, 21-7 drubbing to Thailand’s Thamolwan Poopradubsil. Earlier, the doughty Sameer Verma upstaged former World No. 3 Tommy Sugiarto 21-18, 19-21, 21-17 in a gruelling battle that went on for one hour and 20 minutes. Qualifier Shreyansh Jaiswal too put in a spirited display to stretch Parupalli Kashyap before bowing out 21-19, 19-21, 21-12. 

Kashyap will face Qiao Bin in the quarterfinals, with the Chinese having defeated qualifier Kartikey Gulshan Kumar 21-7, 21-3. Meanwhile in the mixed doubles, the Indian pair of young Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and the experienced Ashwini Ponnappa stunned third seeds Tan Kian Menga and Lai Pei Jing of Malaysia 2116, 15-21, 23-21 in a humdinger that lasted more than an hour. It was the first time that the Indian duo was entering the quarterfinals of a Super Series event.