Thailand Masters: Kidambi Srikanth to spearhead Indian challenge
Former world number one Kidambi Srikanth will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Thailand Masters 2025 badminton tournament starting from Tuesday at Nimibutr Stadium in Pathumwan.
Indian badminton sensation Kidambi Srikanth has entered the badminton men’s singles final with an easy win over England’s Rajiv Ouseph at the 21st Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast in Australia on Saturday.
World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth registered a 21-10, 21-17 straight set victory over Rajiv Ouseph.
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After comfortably pocketing the first game in mere 12 minutes, the top-seeded Indian breezed away with an 11-8 lead midway into the second game.
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After the breather, Rajiv somewhat managed to pull things back but the Indian was in no mood to take the match to the decider and brought his A game into play to close the contest within 19 minutes.
In Sunday’s final, Srikanth will take on the Malaysian great Lee Chong Wei for the CWG title.
-With IANS inputs.
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