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Srikanth reaches Australia Super Series final

BADMINTON-INA [File photo] Kidambi Srikanth | AFP

Ace shuttler's dream run continues as he smashes into third super series final in a row

Ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth's dream season just got better as the Indian made it to his third successive Super Series final beating Yuqi Shi 21-10 21-14 at the Australian Open, here today.

Srikanth won the match in merely 27 minutes. Srikanth had previously reached the final of the Singapore Open and Indonesia Open. While he was the runner-up at Singapore, he won in Indonesia.

His previous best was a semi-final appearance in 2016.

Srikanth got better of qualifier Kan Chao Yu followed by World No 1 Son Wan Ho and Praneeth, respectively. He will face the winner of the match between China's Chen Long and Korea's Lee Hyun Il in the final. 

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