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Hong Kong Open: Srikanth Knocked Out After Losing To Yiu Lee In Semifinal

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Kidambi Srikanth was knocked out in the semi-final of Hong Kong Open after losing to Lee Cheuk Yiu in straight games on Saturday. Kidambi Srikanth was trailing 3-11 at mid-break in the first game which he eventually lost 9-21. In the second game, Srikanth fought back and was leading 11-8 at mid-break. Srikanth had a game point but the Hong Kong shuttler held his nerves and managed to take the second game 25-23. With Srikanth's loss, India's campaign at Hong Kong Open has come to an end.

Earlier, India's PV Sindhu was knocked out on Thursday as she lost a hard-fought second round match to Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand. Sindhu was down by a game in her match but fought back to win the second game but the Thailand shuttler held her nerves and edged past Sindhu to advance to the quarter-finals.

It was Sindhu's sixth supers event where she failed to reach the finals after her historic World Championships gold.