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Srikanth runs into Prannoy
World No 2 Kidambi Srikanth and giant-killer HS Prannoy will clash in the men’s singles final at the 82nd Senior Badminton National championship here on Wednesday.
Nagpur: World No 2 Kidambi Srikanth and giant-killer HS Prannoy will clash in the men’s singles final at the 82nd Senior Badminton National championship here on Wednesday.
Second seed Srikanth overcame Subhankar Dey 21-14 21-17, while top seed Srikanth prevailed over rising shuttler Lakshya Sen 21-16 21-18 to set up a repeat of their semifinal battle in the French Open a little over a week ago.
Saina Nehwal, who is currently ranked World No 11, hardly broke a sweat as she defeated fifth seed Anura Prabhudesai 21-11 21-10 to reach the women’s singles final.
Sikki Reddy N and Ashwini Ponnappa will meet Sanyogita Ghorpade and Prajakta Sawant in the final. The top seeded combo defeated Aparna Balan and Sruthi K P 21-10 21-14, while Sanyogita and Prajakta outlasted Rutaparna Panda and Mithula U K 18-21 21-12 21-16 in another semifinal.
It will be another pulsating battle between Srikanth and Prannoy. The only time Prannoy had beaten Srikanth was way back in 2011 at Tata Open. Srikanth has been in the form of his life as he clinched four titles after reaching five finals this season. Prannoy too have been in fine form to achieve his career-high ranking of World No 11.
