Taipei, May 9 -- Young Indian shuttlers Ayush Shetty and Unnati Hooda cruised into the semi-finals of the ongoing Taipei Open 2025 badminton tournament on Friday, as per the Olympics.com.

Ayush Shetty, competing in the men's singles, got the better of seventh-seeded Brian Yang of Canada 16-21, 21-19, 21-14 in the quarter-finals. The match lasted one hour and 11 minutes.

The 20-year-old Indian badminton player defeated former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth in the round of 16 after getting the better of third-seeded Lee Chia-hao of Chinese Taipei in his opener.

This will be world No. 44 Ayush Shetty's second semi-final appearance this year. He had also made the semi-finals of the Orleans Masters Super 300 in March after memorably upstaging...