Hyderabad_Nawab Posted November 16, 2014 Report Posted November 16, 2014 Kidambi Srikanth recorded a rare feat by an Indian when he beat home favourite and two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan (21-19, 21-17) to win the China Open Super Series tournament on Sunday. This was the biggest win of his career so far. The 21-year-old from Andhra Pradesh showed nerves of steel to produce a dominating performance which helped him see off five-time world champion Lin 21-19 21-17 in the men's singles final which lasted 46 minutes here. Srikanth, who won the Thailand Open He was also a part of the Indian badminton contingent that reached the semifinals of the mixed team event at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. This is the first time any Indian male shuttler has won a Super Series Premier event ever since the Super Series and Premier tournaments were introduced. India completed a rare doubles in singles at the China tournament after Saina Nehwal's win in the women's section earlier. Saina beat Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-12, 22-20 in her sixth appearance at the China Open. Saina has now moved to number five in the world rankings. ____________________________________________________ Both are from Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad... ()>> }?. 1
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