Defending Champion India faces Thailand in their Thomas Cup Opener.
While the Thomas Cup is the world badminton team championship for men, the Uber Cup is the women’s version. Both championships are held simultaneously biannually.
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth beat Olympic champion Chen Long 22-20, 21-16 in straight sets to win the Australian Open Superseries badminton tournament.
Chen enjoyed a 5-0 advantage against Srikanth in the head to head record, but the Indian dominated his rival and clinched the title.
On Saturday, Srikanth defeated fourth seed Shi Yuqi of China 21-10, 21-14 to reach the final of the tournament.The Guntur player took only 37 minutes to outplay his Chinese opponent 21-10, 21-14.
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With this, Srikanth has to his credit playing three consecutive finals. He finished runner-up at the Singapore Open before winning the Indonesia Open title last week.
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