Priyanshu Rajawat’s dream run at the Orleans Master 2023 in France continued on Friday, as the Indian badminton player overcame Chi Yu Jen of Chinese Taipei 21-18, 21-18 in the men’s singles quarter-finals.
Rajawat will face world No. 35 Nhat Nguyen of Ireland in the BWF Super 300 badminton event semi-finals.
On Thursday, he upset top seed and world number 12 Kenta Nishimoto of Japan in the round of 16 in Orleans, France.
In two games, Priyanshu defeated Nishimoto 21-8, 21-16.
Priyanshu, who reached the Odisha Open final last year, looked to be in cruise control throughout the tournament and won in 44 minutes against world No. 61 Chi Yu Jen.
Priyanshu’s semi-final opponent, Nhat Nguyen, received a walkover from Israeli shuttler Misha Zilberman in his final-eight match.