Ayush Shetty and Rohan-Ruthvika progress to pre-quarterfinals of Indonesia Open

Former world junior bronze medallist Ayush Shetty and mixed doubles combination of Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani registered hard-fought wins to advance to the second round of the Indonesia Open badminton tournament in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Shetty defeated China’s Weng Hong Yang 8-21, 22-20, 21-15 while Rohan and Ruthvika upset world no 20 Yang Po-Hsuan and Hu Ling Fang of Chinese Taipei 21-14, 21-14 to advance.

Thomas Cup 2026 Bronze medallist Ayush came from a game down to beat world no.15 Weng for the second time in a row. Though he surrendered the first game, Ayush took an early lead in the second with a four-point advantage at 8-4. Weng reacted quickly to close the gap reaching his second game point. From 19-20, the Indian scored the crucial three points forcing a decider.

Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani outplayed higher ranked Chinese Taipei pair Yang Po-Hsuan and Hu Ling Fang in straight games in just 34 minutes. Pics: Badminton Photo

While the second was an intense battle, Shetty earned a comfortable six-point lead and maintained the advantage to close the match at an hour and six minutes. The Indian had defeated Weng previously at the Thomas Cup in April. He next meets Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong who upset 4th seed Christo Popov.

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In mixed doubles Rohan and Ruthvika outplayed higher ranked Chinese Taipei pair Yang Po-Hsuan and Hu Ling Fang in straight games in just 34 minutes. Tough battle awaits as they meet the defending champions Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue of France in next stage.

In women’s singles on Thursday, PV Sindhu has to survive An Se Young threat to advance while Hariharan-Arjun meet Malaysia’s Kang Khai Xing and Aaron Tai who advanced after opponents Satwik-Chirag exited during the opening game due to the former’s injury.