Veteran Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth (World No. 34) stunned World No. 9 Victor Lai of Canada in straight games to enter the men’s singles quarter-finals of the China Masters here on Thursday.

Srikanth, 33, who had reached the US Open final earlier this year, notched up a 21-18, 21-19 win over Lai, who had won his second World Championships bronze in New Delhi last month.