Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth continued his good marketing campaign within the Swiss Open Tremendous 300 match by defeating Lee Chia Hao of Chinese language Taipei in straight video games 21-10, 21-14 to enter the semi-finals. Within the semi-finals, Srikanth could have an thrilling struggle in opposition to Lin Chun-yi of Chinese language Taipei.

Proper from the beginning, Srikanth maintained his dominance and took a lead of 11-5, and stored fixed stress on his opponent. Regardless of Lee’s temporary comeback, Srikanth maintained his composure and displayed his superior abilities to win the primary sport 21-10. Within the second sport, Srikanth’s attacking prowess proved an excessive amount of for Lee, because the Indian shuttler sealed his place within the Swiss Open semi-finals with one other emphatic win. 

Enjoying his eighth match this season, Srikanth lastly received some momentum as he made his first final-four look in 16 months. He final performed a semifinal at Hylo Open in November 2022. He emerged because the lone Indian survivor on the Swiss Open badminton match. Whereas Srikanth’s stellar efficiency grabbed the headlines, Indian shuttlers Priyanshu Rajawat and Kiran George confronted disappointment as they bowed out of the Swiss Open match after dropping their respective matches. Priyanshu fell in opposition to Chou Tien-Chen 15-21, 19-21, whereas Kiran George misplaced to Rasmus Gemke 23-21, 17-21, 15-21.

Within the ladies’s doubles occasion, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand misplaced in straight video games 14-21, 15-21 in opposition to Australia’s Setyana Mapasa and Angela Yu. The defeat dealt a blow to their Olympic qualification aspirations, as they’re at the moment 14th within the rankings. With the Olympic Video games approaching, Treesa and Gayatri face an uphill battle to safe their place on this prestigious competitors. Within the doubles class, the qualification state of affairs provides extra complexity, with solely the highest two pairs getting an opportunity to qualify in the event that they end within the prime 8 by April 28. In any other case, the highest world quantity 16 pair will earn the coveted Olympic berth.