Kidambi Srikanth advances to round 2 of Thailand Masters
In Badminton, the World Championships medalist Kidambi Srikanth advanced to round two of the men’s singles event at the ongoing Thailand Masters badminton tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, last night.
Srikanth defeated Israel’s Daniil Dubovenko by 21-13, 21-18 within two successive games. In the first round, the Indian shuttler kept his calm and headed into the interval with an 11-4 lead, eventually winning the first game. In the second game, Srikanth took the easy lead of 10-5, but Dubovenko fought back brilliantly to level the scores at 15-15. Srikanth raised his tempo and closed the match on a high.
Srikanth, the world number 47 is now set to face Jason Gunawan of Hong Kong in the round 16 clash, this afternoon. The match is scheduled to begin at 12:20 pm.
