23 May,2025 08:10 AM IST | Kuala Lumpur | PTI
Kidambi Srikanth returns to Nhat Nguyen. Pics/Getty Images
Former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth as well as the mixed doubles pairing of Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila entered the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Masters here on Thursday.
Srikanth prevailed 23-21, 21-17 in a 59-minute showdown against Ireland's World No. 33 Nhat Nguyen.
The Indian shuttler, whose world ranking has plummeted to 65 owing to a prolonged lean patch will face France's Toma Popov in the last-eight stage.
Meanwhile, Kapila and Crasto beat the French duo of Julien Maio and Lea Palermo 21-17, 18-21, 21-15. They are set to battle against the Chinese combination of Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin in the quarter-final.
In the day's other pre-quarterfinal matches involving Indian players, HS Prannoy suffered a 9-21, 18-21 defeat to Japan's Yushi Tanaka.
Ayush Shetty lost to France's Toma Popov 13-21, 17-21 while Sathish Kumar Karunakaran went down to Christo Popov of France 14-21, 16-21.
In the women's doubles, Prerana Alvekar and Mrunmayee Deshpande lost to Hsu Yin-Hui and Lin Jhih Yun 9-21, 14-21.
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