They defeated the tournament's third seeds, Kim So-yeong and Kong Hee-yong, to secure a spot in the quarter-finals.

This is the first time they have reached the quarter-finals of a Super 1000 tournament, a testament to their growing strength as a pair.

[4] Nakanishi and Iwanaga won the women's doubles title at the 2024 Denmark Open.

[8] In the semi-finals, they defeated Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee after a 95-minute battle for their first win in seven matches against the pair.

[9] In the final, they beat the Paris 2024 Olympic silver medalists and newly crowned world No.