India’s Priyanshu Rajawat notched up a stunning straight-game win over top seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan to progress to the men’s singles quarter-finals of the Orleans Masters Super 300 badminton tournament here on Thursday.

World No. 58 Rajawat showed immaculate skills and tactical acumen en route a 21-8, 21-16 win over World No. 12 Nishimoto, who had claimed the Madrid Spain Masters title on last Sunday.