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Patna : World No 9 Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings Kidambi Srikanth, 25, India, beat Lucas Maurice Corvee, 25, France, on November 7, 2018, to enter the second round of BWF Fuzhou China Open 2018 at Fuzhou, China.
Srikanth, the fifth seed, beat World No 42 Corvee 21-12, 21-16 in 35 minutes. Srikanth, who has slipped three places in BWF rankings, won 6 consecutive points in the match to 3 by Corvee. He also won 42 rallies to 28 b y his French rival. Srikanth has now 3-0 head to head record against Corvee.
World No 7 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, 22, Indonesia, beat World No 40 Chong Wei Feng, 31, Malaysia, 21-11, 21-14 in 33 minutes to enter the next round. World No 10 Tommy Sugiarto, Indonesia, beat World No 34 Wong Wing Ki Vincent, 28, Hong Kong, 21-8, 21-8 in 29 minutes to enter the second round.