New Delhi: India Kidabi Srikanth At the US Badminton Open Super 300 Badminton Tournament, he lost to Chinese Taipei player Su Liyang in the men’s singles final and finished second. The 33-year-old former world No. 1 showed great fighting spirit after losing the first game, but ultimately lost 15-21, 21-16, 9-21 in a physically demanding match that lasted for more than an hour.Srikanth was in fine form in his first final of the season but ran out of steam when an unusual error occurred when his bat went over the net during a rally. Although they fought back to tie the game midway through the opening period, SU stepped up its game after the break and controlled the first set with speed and deceptive shooting.The score in the second game was even closer, with both players evenly matched. Srikanth showed his experience and sharp work at the net to take control of the game in the middle stages of the game. Despite Su’s late challenge, the Indian held his nerve, won multiple game points, and then sealed the match with a powerful baseline smash to force the decider into the third game.
SU dominates finals to claim maiden title
However, the decider belonged to young Su, who was aggressive and never allowed Srikanth to settle. The Chinese Taipei players maintained their relentless pace and took the lead easily. Srikanth had a mixture of brilliant winning goals and unforced errors and was also frustrated after being refused a shirt change by the referee during the game.Sue continued to dominate the competition and ended up with 12 championship points. Although Srikanth made one save, Su ended the match to win his first career BWF World Tour title, while Srikanth had to settle for second place again.
