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China Masters: Srikanth Stuns World No. 9 Lai To Enter QF; Dhruv-Tanisha, Tanvi Bow Out
Canadian Victor Lai: India's Kidambi Srikanth stunned world No. 9 Canadian Victor Lai to reach the men's singles quarter-finals at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament on Thursday.
Former world No. 1 Srikanth, the 2021 World Championships silver medallist, registered a straight-games win, 21-18, 21-19, over the Canadian, a bronze medallist at the last two BWF World Championships, here at Shenzhen Arena.
Srikanth continued his strong run in China after a confident start to the tournament. He defeated Chinese Taipei’s World No. 21 Chi Yu-jen 21-16, 21-15 in just 35 minutes in the opening round. He will face Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong, who beat World No. 9 Toma Popov in the Round of 16.
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