In Badminton, India’s Kidambi Srikanth continued his strong run by reaching in the men’s singles semifinals of the Canada Open Super 300 badminton tournament.
He secured a dominant straight-game victory over top seed and world No. 6 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei, winning 21-18, 21-9 in just 43 minutes.
Earlier, Srikanth beat Wang Po-Wei of Chinese Taipei 21-19, 21-14 to set up the quarterfinal clash. Srikanth, currently ranked 49th will now face Japan’s third seed Kenta Nishimoto for a spot in the final tonight. The match is expected to begin at 09:10 PM IST.
Nishimoto reached the semifinals after a tough 21-15, 5-21, 21-17 win over India’s Sankar Muthusamy.
In women’s singles, India’s Shriyanshi Valishetty lost a close match to Denmark’s Amalie Schulz. After winning the first game, Shriyanshi lost 21-12, 19-21, 19-21 despite a strong fightback in the decider, ending her North American tour on a positive note.
