India's Saina Nehwal crossed another hurdle by beating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the quarterfinal of the 2015 China Open on Friday November 13. The reigning champion is now two matches away from retaining her 2014 crown. With world no.1 Carolina Marin losing to no.5 seed Wang Shixian, the women’s semifinal line-up has three Chinese women besides Saina, who next plays Wang Yihan for a place in the final. In men’s draw, China's top seed and world no.1 Chen Long defeated Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen and another Chinese Lin Dan accounted for Hong Kong’s Hu Yun. In two other matches