Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Unnati Hooda Advances to Taipei Open Semifinals After Victory
Unnati Hooda is a young badminton player from India.
She played a match in Taipei, Taiwan, against another Indian player named Devika Sihag.
Unnati won both games, one by 23‑21 and the other by 21‑16.
Because she won, she moves on to the next round, called the semifinals.
In the next match, she will play whoever wins between two other players from China and Vietnam.
Other Indian players, Tanvi Sharma and Kiran George, also played their own matches that day.
The tournament is called the Taipei Open, and it is a big event for badminton fans.
Unnati Hooda defeated Devika Sihag 23‑21, 21‑16 to reach the Taipei Open semifinals.
Hooda, the third seed, won both games in 42 minutes.
The quarterfinal was an all‑Indian clash between two 18‑year‑olds.
Hooda will face the winner of Chiu Pin‑chian vs Nguyen Thuy Linh next.
Tanvi Sharma and Kiran George also competed in their quarterfinals.
- Who
- Unnati Hooda, an 18‑year‑old Indian badminton player
- What
- won the Taipei Open quarterfinal against Devika Sihag to reach the semifinals
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Taipei Open, Taiwan
- Why
- to advance to the tournament semifinals
- Player
- Unnati Hooda
- Opponent
- Devika Sihag
- Score
- 23-21, 21-16
- Round
- Quarterfinal
- Next Opponent
- Winner of Chiu Pin-chian vs Nguyen Thuy Linh