Ace India shuttler and fifth seed Kidambi Srikanth defeated Pablo Abian of Spain in three tight games to enter pre-quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championships in China.

World No. 6 Indian overcame the challenge from 48th ranked Spaniard 21-15, 12-21, 21-14 in the second round contest, which lasted 62 minutes..

Srikanth will face Malaysia’s Liew Daren in the next round.