Saarbrücken (Germany): The Ace Indian Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth showed a great determination to defeat Long Angus in a match that was difficult to fight for and roam to the Super 500 Badminton semifinals here on Friday.
Srikanth’s sixth seed bowed the higher Hong Kong Shuttler 21-11, 12-21, 21-19 in the men’s singles quarter-final which lasted one hour four minutes.
Srikanth, ranked 15th, barely broke in the first match, led 1-0.
However, the Momentum of India lost in the second game as the world was not nine angus leveling processes.
Both players each dominated the game but the decider was championed at paid off.
In the end, Srikanth had five match points to close the agreement but no former world was wasted four before winning a narrow victory.
With a Srikanth victory leveled a head record to the head against Angus.
Both shutters now have three win each other.
Srikanth will face Lee Zii Jia from Malaysia in the semifinals.