Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Srikanth's China Masters Run Ends in Lee Quarterfinal Defeat
Kidambi Srikanth played Lee Cheuk Yiu in the quarterfinals of the China Masters badminton tournament.
Lee, who represents Hong Kong, won both games by 21-16.
The match lasted 39 minutes.
This was Srikanth’s first quarterfinal at a very high-level Super 750 event in three years.
Before this match, Srikanth had beaten Chi Yu-jen and Victor Lai.
Lee has now won their last four matches against each other.
Srikanth had also recently finished as runner-up at the US Open Super 300.
India’s other players had mostly been eliminated, leaving Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as the remaining Indian challenge.
Kidambi Srikanth lost 16-21, 16-21 to Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu in the China Masters quarterfinals.
The 39-minute defeat ended Srikanth’s first BWF World Tour Super 750 quarterfinal appearance in three years.
Lee has now beaten Srikanth in their last four meetings; Srikanth’s only previous win came at the 2018 India Open.
Srikanth reached the quarterfinals after defeating Chi Yu-jen and Canada’s World No. 9 Victor Lai.
India’s remaining challenge was the men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
- Who
- India’s Kidambi Srikanth and Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu were the main players involved; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were India’s remaining competitors.
- What
- Lee defeated Srikanth 21-16, 21-16 in the China Masters quarterfinals.
- When
- The quarterfinal was played on Friday; India’s women’s singles campaign ended on Thursday.
- Where
- The match took place at Shenzhen Arena in Shenzhen, China.
- Why
- Srikanth’s tournament ended after he lost the quarterfinal to Lee.
- Tournament
- China Masters, a BWF World Tour Super 750 event
- Quarterfinal result
- Lee Cheuk Yiu defeated Kidambi Srikanth 21-16, 21-16
- Match duration
- 39 minutes
- Venue
- Shenzhen Arena, Shenzhen, China
- Srikanth’s route
- He defeated Chi Yu-jen 21-16, 21-15 and Victor Lai 21-18, 21-19
- Head-to-head streak
- Srikanth has lost his last four matches against Lee
- Remaining Indian challenge
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were scheduled to face Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
