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Super Sindhu in knockouts

Srikanth bows out after second consecutive defeat
Last Updated 14 December 2017, 18:47 IST

Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu notched up a comfortable straight-game win to make it to the knockout stage but Kidambi Srikanth slumped to his second consecutive loss to crash out of the Dubai Super Series Final here on Thursday.

World No 3 Sindhu took just 36 minutes to outplay Sayaka Sato of Japan 21-13, 21-12 and register her second straight win at the USD 1 million event.

The 22-year-old Indian had defeated World No 9 He Bingjiao of China in her campaign opener on Wednesday.

Thus, Sindhu now has two wins from as many matches, same as World No 2 Japanese Akane Yamaguchi. And both of them have booked a berth each at the knockouts in women's singles.

Sindhu and Yamaguchi will clash with each other in their last and final Group A match on Friday.

However, it was all over for Srikanth as he lost to Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen to bow out of the tournament.

Even though he still has a match left in Group B, Srikanth virtually has no chance of making the next stage.

Having suffered a defeat to World No 1 and defending champion Viktor Axelsen in his opening match yesterday, Srikanth failed to improve upon his game and went down 18-21, 18-21 against Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen.

World No 7 Chou took 43 minutes to stun the fourth ranked Indian in a Group B men's singles match.

Srikanth will face All England Open finalist Shi Yuqi of China in his final match of Group B on Friday.

Shi Yuqi, who had defeated Chou in his opening match, eked out a 13-21, 21-18, 21-17 win over World No 1 and defending champion Viktor Axelsen today to top Group B.

Whoever between Axelsen and Chou wins will advance to the knockouts as the second player from Group B after Shi Yuqi.

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(Published 14 December 2017, 18:34 IST)

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