The Badminton God

Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth of India has claimed his first ever Indonesia Open Super series crown after defeating the Japanese qualifier Kazumasa Saki in an impressive and overwhelming win. “It’s been a long time since I’ve won a super series as I was actually injured after the Olympics,” Srikanth told journalists after the game in Jakarta. The World ranked No. 22 Srikanth who clinched a spot in the final rounds after scoring a victory against the World No. 1 Son Wan Ho of South Korea a day earlier only needed 37 minutes to overpower and dominate the game over Sakai in two straight sets with 12-11, 12-19. The great Sakai who ranked 47th managed to take back control at the beginning of the second game and was leading by 11-6 but Srikanth quickly caught up and ended his stint in the tournament in a glorious victory. Srikanth can very well remember the nightmare of the Singapore Open. He said, “It’s definitely much needed for me after losing the final in the Singapore Open.” Now ...

The Adcocks are known to set foot and compete on the upcoming Indonesia Open and it is the perfect stage to get a hold of a higher rankings. Chris and Gabby Adcock will be taking advantage on their new world ranking as they take to the court at the BCA Indonesia Open next week. They actually moved up to fifth in the world in the new rankings that was published on Thursday, and it is their first tournament since being crowned European champions in April. The fifth seed will be challenged by the Hong Kong duo Lee Chun Hei Reginald and Chau Hoi Wah set in Jakarta, and this is a pair that they have not faced since 2015 so this will be exciting. The fixture came in the group stages of the Dubai World Superseries Finals, with the Adcocks winning in three games en route to lifting the title. As they progresses to the quarter-finals they will face a new challenged as they likely tie with fourth seeds Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen of Denmark, the duo they have defe...