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Swiss Open: Srikanth, Rajawat Advance To QF; Sindhu, Lakshya Crash Out
Malaysian Lee Zii Jia: Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth and younster Priyanshu Rajawat have advanced to the quartefinals of the BWF Swiss open, Super 300 badminton tournament.
Srikanth, ranked 27th in the world, got the better of the world no 10 Malaysian Lee Zii Jia in straight games 21-16, 21-15 in just 36 minutes. Rajawat, on the other hand, defeated world No. 33 Lei Lanxi of China in straight games 21-14, 21-13.
The 22-year-old Rajawat had earlier pulled off an upset against World No. 14 Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong in the opening round. Lee was a finalist at the India Open at the beginning of the year.
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