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Meanwhile, N Ramakrishna Raju had an easy 21-2 outing against Himan Reddy to book the second round spot.
Kidambi Srikanth is on a roll. It is a rare coincidence that this Hyderabad-based lad took his fourth Super Series title on the day (June 25) when the Kapil Dev-led Indian team won the World Cup in 1983 toppling the mighty West Indies. “It is a wonderful coincidence. I will cherish this day but I have a long way to reign at the top,’’ said Sr
This was his second successive Super Series titles in a row after he had captured the Indonesian Open Super Series Premier crown last week.
“It was a good match. It is the third successive super series final and I’m very happy with my overall performance,’’ said Srikanth
The Guntur player took only 37 minutes to outplay his Chinese opponent 21-10, 21-14. The 24-year-old Indian shuttler dominated the proceedings right from the start and finished off in straight games to reach the summit clash.
The Indian ace shuttler was impeccable at the net to reign supreme in the semifinals.
Srikanth, who was in his third quarter-final in the last five tournaments that he has participated in, made it to the semi-finals with a 25-23, 21-17 win in a match that lasted for 43 minutes.
Earlier in the tournament, Sindhu defeated Japan’s Sayaka Sato 21-17, 14-21, 21-18 in the round of 16 while she defeated Chinese Chen Xiaoxin in straight sets 21-13, 21-18.
The two Indians defeat Indonesian Open winner and runners-up in first round matches
Shevdova, her regular partner, is out of action due to surgery.
Srikanth will next play top seed Son Wan Ho of Korea, while Sai Praneeth will be up against Huang Yuxiang of China.
If Kashyap beats the World No 1 then he meets Indonesian Open Super Series winner Kidambi Srikanth, who faces Chinese Taipei’s Kan Chao Yu, a qualifier, in Wednesday’s main draw first round match.
Gopichand said the decision to bring in the Indonesian coach Mulyo Handyo and Malaysian doubles coach Tan Kim Her was to give more attention on singles and doubles.
The boy’s matches will commence on June 25 at the KVBR Indoor Stadium in Yousufguda while the girls matches will be held at the GHMC Indoor Stadium in Ameerpet from June 26 respectively.
It is one of my biggest and best wins of my career. I finally won a Super Series title after a gap of one year, says Srikanth.
World No.22 Srikanth, who had reached the finals at Singapore Open in April, outclassed Japanese qualifier Kazumasa Sakai 21-11 21-19 in just 37 minutes in the final.
It was the 24-year-old Guntur player's third Superseries title after victories in the 2014 China Open and the 2015 India Open.
The Indian edges out World No.1 Son but unlucky Prannoy falls to Japan’s Sakai
Prannoy, who had lost to the same opponent during the 2013 edition, mostly matched Sakai stroke for stroke but failed to complete the rallies.
A day after knocking out multiple world and Olympic medallist Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, HS Prannoy stunned Long 21-18, 16-21, 21-19 in a match lasting an hour and 15 minutes.
