Xuerui, beaten in the final of the World Championships by Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon, was to meet compatriot and world No. 7 Wang Shixian in the last eight while Xiaoli-Yu Yang were down to face China’s new partnership of Bao Yixin-Tang Jinhua.
Japanese pair Misaki Matsutomo-Ayaka Takahashi were disappointed with the withdrawal of Xiaoli-Yu Yang.
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