Srikanth suffered a 16-21, 16-21 loss at the hands of Lee at the Shenzhen Arena. It was Srikanth\u2019s first quarterfinal appearance at a BWF World Tour Super 750 event or above in three years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lee's lead in their head-to-head record was also increased as a result of the defeat, as Srikanth has now lost their last four matches in a row with Lee. In the first round of the 2018 India Open, he was victorious over the Hong Kong player for the only time in his career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the pre-quarters, Srikanth pulled off a stunning upset over Canadian World No. 9 and recent World Championship bronze medallist Victor Lai, winning 21-18, 21-19. He had defeated Chinese Taipei\u2019s World No. 21 Chi Yu-jen 21-16, 21-15 in just 35 minutes in the opening round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Later in the day, former World No. 1 pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, a lone Indian challenge left at the 750 event, will take on Danish pair Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen for a place in the semifinals. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian held off France's Toma Junior Popov and Christo Popov 21-17, 22-24, 21-9 to make it to the quarterfinal. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Later in the day, former World No. 1 pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, a lone Indian challenge left at the 750 event, will take on Danish pair Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen for a place in the semifinals. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, India\u2019s mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Olympian Tanisha Crasto lost their second-round match 21-18, 21-18 against Liu Kuang-Heng and Hsu Yin-Hui of Chinese Taipei.<\/p>\r\n\r\n