Weng, Wang storm into quarterfinals at BWF China Masters

Weng Hongyang and Wang Zhiyi advanced to the men's and women's singles quarterfinals respectively at the 2026 BWF China Masters on Thursday.

Weng battled past Singapore's Loh Kean Yew 21-18, 11-21, 21-17 in a three-game thriller, but compatriot Lu Guangzu fell to Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-17, 21-12.

Weng Hongyang hits a return during the men's singles round of 16 match between Loh Kean Yew of Singapore and Weng Hongyang of China at China Masters 2026 badminton tournament in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 3, 2026. (Photo by Peng Zhigang/Xinhua)

Women's singles second seed Wang Zhiyi beat Malaysia's Karupathevan Letshanaa 21-10, 21-8 in just 31 minutes to secure her quarterfinal spot. Young Chinese shuttler Han Qianxi was eliminated in the round of 16, losing to top seed An Se-young of South Korea in straight games.

In mixed doubles, top seeds Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping rallied from a game down to defeat Thailand's Pakkapon Teeraratsakul and Sapsiree Taerattanachai 15-21, 23-21, 21-17.

Young Chinese pairs Zhu Yijun/Li Qian and Gao Jiaxuan/Wu Mengying also progressed to the last eight by defeating their respective opponents.

Also on Thursday, Chinese men's doubles favorites He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu and women's doubles stars Jia Yifan/Zhang Shuxian booked their quarterfinal berths with straight-game victories.

Quarterfinal action across all five disciplines will take place on Friday.