Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth defeated his fellow country-man HS Prannoy in the men’s singles to progress to the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open 2018 today.
In a marathon match of an hour and seven minutes, the fourth seed Srikanth edged past Prannoy 18-21, 30-29, 21-18.
Hong Kong Open: HS Prannoy crashes out after losing 21-18, 29-30, 18-21 to Kidambi Srikanth in the second round#HongKongOpenSuper500https://t.co/AhcAnz079u pic.twitter.com/ApBVzVFrh8
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After losing the first game, Srikanth bounced back in the second game in a hard-fought battle. The third game saw another intense battle between the two but Srikanth proved much better towards the end and wrapped up the issue.