Saarbrücken: Kidambi Srikanth India advanced to the quarter-finals after getting a hard victory against Dong Ken Lee Korea even when Sourabh Verma fell from Badminton Super 500 Hylo, here, on Thursday.
Srikanth seventh seed must work hard for 56 minutes before winning a 21-9, 19-21, 21-10 victory in the pre-quarter-finals.
The match was very close to the recommended score.
Srikanth will now meet with Long Angus Hong Kong, the third seeded.
However, there was a disappointment at the store for Indian fans because Sourabh Verma lost to Kantaphon Wangcharaoen from Thailand 13-21, 10-21 in 33 minutes.
In the women’s doubles, Ashwini Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy lost to Nita Violina Marwah and Syaikah Putri in a direct match in the last 16 match.
The Indonesian pair won 21-15, 21-16 in just 35 minutes.
Lakshya Sen was pitted against Tzu Wei Wang in another pre-quarter-final match.
Srikanth entered the quarter-finals of Hylo Open, Sikki-Ashwini was overthrown
