Ace shuttler from Andhra Pradesh Kidambi Srikanth created record. He clinched Australian open super series cup by trouncing world top-ranked Chinese shuttler Chen Long. Srikanth won in straight game 22-20, 21-16 to win his career’s fourth Super Series title.
Overall, he has now reached three straight Super Series finals that he’s played – Singapore, Indonesia and now Australia this year. Srikanth secured second straight title victory in a week after he won the Indonesian Open Super Series Premier last Sunday.
Srikanth had reached the final of the Singapore Open in April and Indonesia Open before this tournament. He was the fifth player in the world to contest three consecutive Super Series finals.