Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022: Kidambi Srikanth Enters Semi-final Beating Son Wanho

Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. India's Kidambi Srikanth beats Son Wanho of South Korea in a three-game encounter to enter the semi-finals of the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 on Friday here at the Palma Stadium.

Kidambi Srikanth (credit- ANI)

Suncheon [South Korea], April 8: India's Kidambi Srikanth beats Son Wanho of South Korea in a three-game encounter to enter the semi-finals of the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 on Friday here at the Palma Stadium. Local lad Son Wanho started off taking a 2-0 lead but the World No. 12 Indian shuttler Srikanth won five consecutive points to take a lead and from there on he never looked and took the game by a comfortable margin of 21-12.  Nari Contractor Gets Plate Removed from his Head After 60 Years, Former India Captain Now Recovering.

In the second game Son Wanho made a comeback by taking a 6-2 but the World Championship silver medallist Srikanth clawed his way back to take an l2-10 lead. With scores levelled at 16, the match could have gone either way but the Korean shuttler held his nerves to win it 21-18 and take the match to a decider.In the third and final game, Srikanth started off taking a 4-0 lead and never looked back winning the third and final game by a comfortable margin of 21-12.  IPL 2022: Keeping Wickets in Hand Was The Gameplan, Reveals LSG’s Quinton De Kock.

Srikanth won the quarter-final match 21-12 18-21 21-12 in one hour and two minutes and he will take on the winner of Jonatan Christie and Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the semi-final.

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