Hong Kong Open 2019: Kidambi Srikanth defeat Chen Long to move into the semi-finals
The lone Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth moved into the semi-finals of Super 500 Hong Kong Open played in Hong Kong, China on Friday. It was a great news for Indian badminton fans as Kidambi Srikanth played with confidence in the first game. Srikanth showed his dominance and caught Chen Long napping right from word go. At the interval, the India led 11-4. After the interval, Srikanth continued to dominate the Chinese and won the first set easily 21-13. Before the start of the 2 nd game, Chen Long had retire hurt to an injury. Srikanth moved into the semi-finals where he will face of Lee Chik Yu of Hong Kong. It has been a good performance by the Indian who has played with confidence against the Chinese and made sure that he never allowed Chen to comeback into the match. It was his 2 nd victory over Chen Long. His last win over the Chinese was in the 2017 Australian Open where he defeated Chen by 22-20, 21-16. Lee Chik Yu defeated Victor Axeslen of Denmark in two straight ...