Shuttlers stun top seeds

Another Upset India's Dhruv-Tanisha, Satwik-Chirag enter quarters in World C’ships

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu shocked world number 2 Wang Zhi Yi of China to storm into the quarterfinals of the World Championships here Thursday.

The 15th ranked Sindhu, who won the world title in Basel in 2019, took 48 minutes to prevail 21-19 21-15 in the pre-quarterfinals to lead head-to-head record against the Chinese 3-2.

Later in the day, India’s top doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty came from behind to beat China's Liang Wei Kang and Wang Chang 19-21, 21-15, 21-17 and enter the quarterfinals. It was their first win against the Chinese pair after four successive losses.

In the women's singles, Sindhu will now face world number nine Putri Kusuma Wardani of Indonesia in the quarterfinals as the 30-year-old Indian is now just one victory away from securing a record-equalling sixth World Championships medal.