Srikanth reaches quarters with upset win; Lakshya advances to Kumamoto Masters semis
At the Kumamoto Masters Japan Super 500 badminton tournament, Kidambi Srikanth upset world No. 8 Kodai Naraoka to reach the quarterfinals but was later defeated by Japan's Koki Watanabe. Lakshya Sen advanced steadily, defeating China's Dong Tian Yao and Japan's Yushi Tanaka to reach the semifinals. Lakshya, ranked 12th in the BWF World Tour, aims to break into the top eight for the season-ending finals. India's doubles pairs were eliminated in the round of 16.
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Coverage timeline
thetribune broke this story on 11 Nov, 05:26 pm. Other outlets followed.