The 20-year-old Indian shuttler looked in top form in this match. Trailing by 0-2 in the first game, Srikanth grabbed the next 5 points to make the score 5-2. Leading by 11-8 at the mid game interval of the first game, he took the next 2 points to make the score 13-8. After that, it was all Srikanth in the first game.
Ponsana looked a bit tougher opponent at the start of the second game but after few minutes, Srikanth showed his class as he took 5 points in a row when the scores were 4-4 and then never looked back, maintaining this lead till the end of this game. Srikanth, having 9 match points in the second game, won that game 21-12.
There was also a bit of disappointment in the Indian camp as no other Indian was able to make it to the finals of this tournament. World No. 2 and top seed in Women’s singles, Saina Nehwal lost to a much lower ranked Indonesian player in the Quarterfinals of this tournament. Both Srikanth and Saina will now participate in the Djarum Indonesia Open Superseries Premier Tournament starting from 11th June.
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