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Taipei Open 2026: Unnati, Tanvi Storm Into Semis, Keep Alive Hopes Of All-Indian Final
BWF World Tour: Indian shuttlers Unnati Hooda and Tanvi Sharma advanced to the women's singles semifinals of the Taipei Open 2026 on Friday, keeping alive the prospect of an all-Indian final at the BWF Super 300 tournament.
Unnati put up a calm performance in the all-Indian quarter-final, winning against eighth-seeded Devika Sihag 23-21, 21-16 in 42 minutes at the Taipei Arena. This win represented a major achievement for the 28th-ranked Indian player, who has now reached her first BWF World Tour semi-final of the 2026 season after not advancing past the first round in any of her previous World Tour events this year.
Tanvi Sharma, who was ranked world No. 34, joined her in the last four after recovering from losing the second game to beat the fourth seed Supanida Katethong from Thailand 21-15, 18-21, 21-14 in a closely contested match that lasted 54 minutes.
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