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#5 Three Indians in quarter-finals for the second time

The girls stole the spotlight but the stirring run by the India No. 1 men’s singles player, Kidambi Srikanth cannot be left out of the discussion. The World No. 10 came to this prestigious event riding high on his twin accomplishments at the Indonesia Open Superseries Premier and the Australian Open Superseries.

The stalwart, who has helped in bringing about a renaissance in men’s singles, was ultimately ousted by the World No. 1 Son Wan Ho 14-21, 18-21 in the last-eight. It terminated Srikanth’s incredible 13-match winning streak that had started at the Indonesia Open in June.

He might have had to bow out medalless, however, his three wins at the World Championships ensured yet another achievement for the rapidly improving Indian badminton contingent.

This was only the second time that three Indians advanced to the quarter-finals. The first time was in 2013 when India’s ever-reliable Saina and Sindhu made that far along with Parupalli Kashyap.

That year, the squad had to be satisfied with just Sindhu’s bronze. This time they have gone a notch higher by doubling that number, signifying India’s growing stature in badminton.

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Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.

Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.

Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.

When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.

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Edited by Souvik Roy Chowdhury