Kidambi Srikanth defeated top seed and World No. 6 Chou Tien-Chen in straight games to reach the Canada Open semifinals. The former World No. 1 showed superb form after injury, not dropping a game since the first round.
Commonwealth Games Gold medalist Lakshya Sen stormed into the men's singles final of Canada Open 2023 badminton tournament after defeating Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in straight games 21-17, 21-14 in the semifinal.