Eogene hits new high, Ling Ching cruises into Canada Open quarters
World No. 98 Eogene fought back from a game down to beat Germany's world No. 81 Matthias Kicklitz 13-21, 21-14, 21-18 in 54 minutes, marking his best-ever run at a Super 300 tournament.
The 20-year-old previously reached the quarter-finals of the Vietnam Open last year, but that was at the Super 100 level.
He will face Victor Lai of Canada in the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, Ling Ching kept her dream run alive by outclassing Spain's Clara Azurmendi 21-17, 21-7 in the women's singles.
The 22-year-old world No. 87, who stunned fourth seed Line Christophersen of Denmark in the opening round, will now attempt to go one step further than her previous best at this level - a quarter-final finish at the 2023 Syed Modi International in India.
Ling Ching faces a tough test next against Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh, the second seed and world No. 22.
However, it was the end of the road for K. Letshanaa.
The 21-year-old, who reached a career-high world No. 45 this week, fell 21-15, 21-14 to India's Shriyanshi Valishetty - a player she had comfortably beaten in straight games at the Thailand International last year.
It is a setback for Letshanaa, who was aiming to reach her second successive quarter-final after last week's strong showing at the US Open.
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