Basel, Mar 22: Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth and younster Priyanshu Rajawat have advanced to the quarterfinals 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.
Srikanth will next face Chia Hao Lee of Chinese Taipei, who ousted Laksya Sen with a 21-17, 21-15 win in straight games. Rajawat will be up against another Taipei shuttler Chou Tien Chen.
Another men’s single shuttler Kiran George also booked a spot in the quarterfinals after a hard-fought 18-21, 22-20, 21-18 win over Frenchman Alex Lanier.