World No. 1 Shi Yuqi fought hard for 61 minutes against Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien-chen, but could not lock down the key points late on. The home favourite lost the three-game clash 21-14, 12-21, 21-15.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Weng also had no luck in his quarterfinals tie against Lin Chun-Yi from Chinese Taipei, losing a narrow opening game 27-25 and slipping to a 21-14 defeat in the second, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
All four Chinese men's singles players have now exited from the competition, with Lu Guangzu and Li Shifeng eliminated in earlier rounds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chou will meet his teammate Lin in the semifinals, while the other clash pits Canada's Victor Lai against France's Toma Junior Popov.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In women's singles, China's second seed Wang Zhiyi secured a smooth semifinal spot after beating South Korea's Kim Ga-eun 21-18, 21-14. Wang will face Japan's Akane Yamaguchi, who beat home star Han Yue 21-16, 14-21, 21-17.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Also on Friday, Olympic champion Chen Yufei bounced back from one game down to defeat Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon 15-21, 21-12, 21-13, advancing to the last four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chinese doubles sides kept up their winning momentum across three categories.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In mixed doubles, top-seeded pair Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping cruised past Chinese Taipei's Yang Po-hsuan and Hu Ling-fang 21-15, 21-11. Guo Xinwa and Chen Fanghui delivered an exciting all-China upset, beating Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin 14-21, 21-18, 21-18.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chinese doubles sides kept up their winning momentum across three categories.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The semifinals will be held on Saturday. The 2026 China Open runs through Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n