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Published – August 19, 2026 11:55 pm IST – NEW DELHI
Unnati Hooda’s World championships debut ended in a three-game defeat (21-11, 19-21, 21-23) to 13th seed Michelle Li in the second round on Wednesday. She took the opening game comfortably, but the deciding game went down to the wire, with Unnati admitting that a handful of errors proved costly.
“I feel like in between two or three points, I made a few silly mistakes that shouldn’t have been made,” the Indian said. “Because she’s World No. 13, I think that’s why the silly mistakes [from Michelle] were very few in the critical moments. And whenever she had the chance, she just took it. I have to learn this from playing against the higher-ranked players,” she added.
The Canadian, was equally appreciative of the fight the 18-year-old brought to the contest.
“She’s very talented, lots of potential. I think she’s very quick on her feet, and she’s got great shots and she’s a fighter. Today she played really well…I had to grind pretty hard to pull out the win,” she said.