For the first time in the history of badminton, two Indians will clash in a Super Series final with Kidambi Srikanth taking on B Sai Praneeth in the Men's singles at Singapore Open today.Former World No. 3 Srikanth yesterday notched up a 21-13 21-14 win over Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting to reach the third Super Series final of his career. Praneeth was the first to make it to the summit clash after he executed his plans brilliantly to completely blow away his opponent in a 38-minute match. He thrashed three-time Korea Masters Grand Prix Gold winner Lee 21-6 21-8 in a lop-sided semifinal match. Only three nations China, Indonesia and Denmark have so far had two of their shuttlers playing in finals of a Super Series event. In women's singles, Olympic winner Carolina Marin hopes to cross the hurdle when she faces Malaysia's Tai Tzu Ying today. She entered third consecutive Super Series final within three weeks after defeating Sung Ji Hyun of Korea 21-9 21-12. The Spaniard had lost her previous two finals — India Open and Malaysia Open — at the hands of PV Sindhu and Tai Tzu Ying respectively.
News On AIR | April 16, 2017 6:16 AM
Singapore Open: K Srikanth to take on Sai Praneeth in singles final