Kidambi Srikanth will aim to return to the quarterfinals of the BWF World Championships when he squares off against the 27th-ranked Lu Guang Zu in Huelva, Spain, on Thursday.For Srikanth, who has been to the pinnacle of the world rankings and has multiple Superseries titles to his credit, a World Championships medal remains a glaring miss.His best performance at this tournament remains a quarterfinal finish that he achieved in the midst of a phenomenal 2017 season.This time the World No. 14 would like to correct that record. With the event having witnessed a mass exodus of seeds, including the world's top two players, Viktor Axelsen and Kento Momota, Srikanth can indeed fancy his chances.The 28-year-old has been resurgent of late after a long period of struggle with form and confidence. The fact that he made back-to-back semifinals at the SaarLorLux Open and the Indonesia Masters last month is a testament to that.He will now hope to back up his good form with his first medal at the BWF World Championships.The 12th seed kicked off his campaign this week with a 21-12, 21-16 demolition of World No. 53 Pablo Abian. Rising star Li Shi Feng then subjected him to a stern test but he passed it with flying colors with a 15-21, 21-18, 21-17 win.BAI Media@BAI_MediaAfter being put back in 1st game @srikidambi held his nerves to snatch a brilliant 15-21, 21-18, 21-17 victory against 🇨🇳's Li Shi Feng in the round 2 and stormed into the pre quarters at #BWFWorldChampionships 2021 😎🔝#WorldChampionships2021#IndiaontheRise#Badminton4:42 AM · Dec 14, 202112416After being put back in 1st game @srikidambi held his nerves to snatch a brilliant 15-21, 21-18, 21-17 victory against 🇨🇳's Li Shi Feng in the round 2 and stormed into the pre quarters at #BWFWorldChampionships 2021 😎🔝#WorldChampionships2021#IndiaontheRise#Badminton https://t.co/ZtsgjCBDnJThe close win would have further boosted Srikanth's confidence level ahead of his pre-quarterfinal meeting with Lu Guang Zu. The Indian made short work of Guang Zu in their only clash so far at the 2019 India Open on his way to a 21-11, 21-16 win.However, Srikanth cannot afford to be complacent against his giant-killing opponent. Guang Zu will be coming into this contest after having upset the three-time world junior champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-16, 21-12 in the first round.He then went on to show the door to the fourth seed Chou Tien Chen 14-21, 21-15, 21-15.Srikanth needs to be sharp and aggressive right from the start and not let his Chinese opponent dominate if he wants to keep his medal hopes alive.BWF World Championships 2021: Match detailsFixture: (12) Kidambi Srikanth vs Lu Guang ZuHead-to-head: Kidambi Srikanth leads Lu Guang Zu 1-0 in the head-to-head. The Indian beat the Chinese 21-11, 21-16 in the second round of the 2019 India Open.Date: December 16, 2021Time: Not before 12:30 pm local time, 5 pm ISTTournament: TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2021Round: Round of 16Venue: Huelva, SpainCategory: Grade 1- Individual TournamentsBWF World Championships 2021: TV scheduleThe BWF World Championships 2021 will be telecast live on the Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 2 HD TV channels in India.BWF World Championships 2021: Live streaming detailsThe BWF World Championships 2021 can be live-streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app.