SRIKANTH KIDAMBI ENTERS FINAL OF INDONESIA OPEN

Indian shuttler K Srikanth shocked world no 1 Korean Son Wan Hon to reach Indonesia Super Series Premier. World No. 22 Srikanth will next face Japanese qualifier Kazumasa Sakai in the finals on Sunday.

24-year-old Srikanth who love attacking game outclassed Son 21-15 18-21 24-22 in energy-sapping men’s singles match that lasted an hour and 12 minutes hour and 12 minutes.

The battle between Srikanth and World No 1 Son Wan turned out to be one of the best games of the tournament as the Indian ace shuttler smashed his way into the final of the Indonesia Open in a three-game thriller!

Srikanth had 2-4 head to head record against Son with four straight lost against Korean, Today it doesn’t mattered as he survived a battle.

Earlier, giant-killer H.S. Prannoy played his heart out but eventually ran out of steam against Kazumasa Sakai to go down narrowly in the other semifinal.

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Congratulations @srikidambi for entering into 2nd consecutive SS final with a scintillating performance. Go for Gold now! #IndonesiaSSP pic.twitter.com/iw4EjqBCFr

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 17, 2017

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