Kidambi Srikanth beats Lakshya Sen, but Indian badminton is the winner

20-year-old Lakshya Sen took the first game however experienced Kidambi Srikanth retaliated to secure the semi-final and enter the finals of the showpiece event. Srikanth Kidambi beat Lakshya Sen 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in a spine chiller that saw both the Indian stars battling for every point.

In an undeniably exhilarating clash, Lakshya Sen dominated the initial game 21-17 preceding Srikanth pulled level by dominating the second match 21-14.

Srikanth then, at that point, pulled ahead in the final stretch of the choosing match to dominate the match and become the first Indian man to reach the finals of the BWF World Championships.

Lakshya Sen is the fourth Indian overall to win an award at the showpiece occasion. He had before beaten China’s Zhao Jun Peng, 21-15, 15-21, 22-20 in a hard-battled quarter-final match while Kidambi Srikanth traveled past Mark Caljouw, overcoming the Dutchman 21-8, 21-7 out of 26 minutes in the last eight.

India are guaranteed a silver as of now, just as a bronze medal, paying little heed to today’s outcome.

Kidambi Srikanth is also the first Indian male shuttler to arrive at the finals of the BWF World Championships! The 20-year-old Lakshya set up a striking exhibition however Srikanth held his nerves to scratch his name into record books.

India has gone above and beyond with two men’s singles shuttlers guaranteeing a podium finish in Huelva. The semi-final was a skirmish of two generations of Indian badminton.

Kidambi Srikanth’s resurgence is for sure gladdening. The 28-year-old that once ruled the Superseries circuit and moved to the top of the world rankings. His staggering haul of four Superseries titles in 2017 will perpetually stay probably the best accomplishment of Indian badminton.

Srikanth has at long last started to show blazes of his splendor as the World No. 14 has been improving with each match.

The youth, particularly the future of Indian badminton, has now taken it up a notch at the BWF World Championships by guaranteeing a medal in his debut year. Circumstances are different for this youngster as he has now made some amazing progress in the recent past.

Lakshya Sen doubtlessly tried to put Srikanth in a spot of trouble in their BWF World Championships semi-final clash. However, with the more established Indian looking sharp and having confidence in himself indeed, he very well was a tough product for 20-year-old to handle, but in the end Indian badminton won.