Ludhiana, Aug. 29 -- City's shuttler Dhruv Kapila has scripted one of the biggest wins of his career at the World Badminton Championships in Paris on Thursday, entering the quarterfinals with his partner Tanisha Crasto.

In an enthralling match, the World No 16 mixed doubles duo shocked the fifth-seeded Hong Kong pair Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet on Thursday to seal their spot in the last eight. The win secured by thrilling 19-21, 21-12, 21-15 score, in a 63-minute battle to storm into the quarterfinals, is being hailed as a breakthrough moment for the young Indian pair, which has been steadily rising in the international circuit.

For Dhruv, who has been training at Pullela Gopichand Academy for the last 15 years, the victory is the r...