Third seed Sung Ji Hyun of South Korea suffered a surprise second-round defeat to China’s Ji Shuting today as action continued at the BWF China Open ©Getty Images

Third seed Sung Ji Hyun of South Korea suffered a surprise second-round defeat to China’s Ji Shuting today as action continued at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) China Open.

The 26-year-old, a women's singles bronze medallist at the 2015 World Championships in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, lost 21-16, 19-21, 19-21 at the Haixia Olympic Sports Center in Fuzhou.

Awaiting Ji in the quarter-finals is Japanese fifth seed Akane Yamaguchi, who defeated India’s Saina Nehwal 21-18, 21-11.

Among the other players through to the last eight is top seed Tai Tzu Ying after the Taiwanese overcame Denmark’s Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt 21-18, 21-15.

Second seed Pusarla V Sindhu has also ensured her progression thanks to a 21-15, 21-13 win over China’s Han Yue.

Top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark is through to the men's singles quarter-finals ©Getty Images
Top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark is through to the men's singles quarter-finals ©Getty Images

In the men’s singles draw, top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark booked his place in the quarter-finals with a 21-12, 21-14 victory over China’s Qiao Bin.

Standing between him and a place in the last four is fifth seed Chou Tien Chen, who beat fellow Taiwanese Lin Yu Hsien 21-16, 21-19.

Second seed Son Wan Ho of South Korea is also through to the last eight, having defeated China’s Ren Pengbo 21-10, 21-17.

His next opponent is Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu, a 21-19, 21-17 winner at the expense of India’s Prannoy Kumar.

Competition at the BWF World Superseries event is due to continue tomorrow.