Pathumwan, Jan. 30 -- India shuttler Kidambi Srikanth moved to the quarter-finals of the men's singles event in the ongoing Thailand Masters 2025 badminton tournament with a straightforward victory in Pathumwan on Thursday.

The former world No. 1 shuttler defeated Hong Kong China's Jason Gunawan, 41st in the badminton rankings, 21-19, 21-15 in their round of 16 match at the Nimibutr Stadium.

This recent triumph marked Srikanth's second straight-game win over Gunawan in as many meetings. Gunawan made a positive start to the game and led 6-2 in the early exchanges before the Indian shuttler made a glorious comeback to cut down the deficit to 11-9 at the mid-game break.

Both shuttlers kept each other at arm's length for the rest of the ga...