Kidambi Srikanth pulls off stunning upset, Satwik-Chirag reach China Masters quarterfinals

Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth produced a stunning comeback to upset world No. 9 Victor Lai of Canada, while the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty battled a mid-match slump to reach the quarterfinals of the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament in Shenzhen on Thursday.

There was disappointment, however, for young Tanvi Sharma and the mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto.