KIDAMBI Srikanth beats Victor LAI to move on to the Quarter Finals in the men's singles this Li-Ning China Masters 2026
KIDAMBI Srikanth kept it clean at the Li-Ning China Masters 2026, seeing off Victor LAI 21-18 21-19 without dropping a game in the Men's Singles Round of 16.
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21-19 — game 2 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.
What's Next
KIDAMBI Srikanth advances to the quarter-finals of the Li-Ning China Masters 2026, while Victor LAI's run ends here. Up next for KIDAMBI Srikanth: the Quarter Finals against LEE Cheuk Yiu — a player winning 45% of 100 recorded matches. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.
Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis
Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored Victor LAI with a 61% confidence projection on the world-ranking gap between them. Defying the analytical model's 61% projection, KIDAMBI Srikanth produced a decisive tactical shift to secure the upset.
Match video
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