Ningbo, April 10 -- China's Shi Yuqi and Wang Zhiyi advanced to the men's and women's singles semifinals of the 2026 Badminton Asia Championships on Friday, while their compatriot Gao Fangjie announced her retirement following a hard-fought loss to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi.
Second seed Shi dispatched Japan's Kodai Naraoka 21-18, 21-18 and will next face Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei, who outlasted Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in three games.
In other men's action, defending champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand rallied past China's Weng Hongyang 20-22, 21-9, 21-9, while Indian qualifier Ayush Shetty continued his giant-killing run by ousting third seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 23-21, 21-17. The 20-year-old had previously stunned Chin...