Denmark Open 2020: Srikanth loses in quarters, Indian campaign ends

With the defeat of Srikanth, seeded fifth, India’s campaign ended in the USD 750,000 Super 750 tournament, the only world tour event happening this year.

Published : Oct 16, 2020 22:28 IST , Odense

Kidambi Srikanth in action against Chou Tien Chen at the Danisa Denmark Open Badminton in Odense, Denmark.
Kidambi Srikanth in action against Chou Tien Chen at the Danisa Denmark Open Badminton in Odense, Denmark.
lightbox-info

Kidambi Srikanth in action against Chou Tien Chen at the Danisa Denmark Open Badminton in Odense, Denmark.

Top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth bowed out of the Denmark Open badminton tournament with a 22-20, 13-21, 16-21 defeat to Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in the men’s singles quarterfinals on Friday.

The World No. 2 Taipei player came back after losing the first game and took the next two to win the match in one hour and two minutes and storm into the semifinals.

 

With the defeat of Srikanth, seeded fifth, India’s campaign ended in the USD 750,000 Super 750 tournament, the only world tour event happening this year in a calendar thrown haywire by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Srikanth took the early lead at 7-4 but Chen fought back to 11-10 midway into the first game. The Indian made his way back to 19-19 and then 20-20 before taking the first game 22-20.

The second game saw Chen dominating Srikanth as the Taipei player zoomed ahead from 10-9 to win it 21-13 and take the match to the decider.

Srikanth put up some fight in the early exchanges of the decider but seemed to have lost way later. Chen left the Indian behind to take the third game and wrap up the match.

Lakshya Sen had lost in the second round on Thursday while Subhankar Dey and Ajay Jayram made first-round exits.

Sign in to unlock all user benefits
  • Get notified on top games and events
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign up / manage to our newsletters with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early bird access to discounts & offers to our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide to our community guidelines for posting your comment