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[caption id="attachment_6109" align="alignnone" width="580"] Kidambi Srikanth emerged as the champion of Syed Modi International Badminton Championships . Image Source: siasat.com[/caption] Lucknow : Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth won his third Grand Prix Gold on Sunday, brushing aside China’s Huang Yuxian in the final of the Syed Modi International Badminton Championship. Top seed Srikanth took just61 minutes for the 21-13, 14-21, 21-14 win over the World No 73 Srikanth , a winner of a Super Series Premier and a Super Series event, took the game to the opponent from get-go, troubling the Chinese with his volleys and placement. Srikanth, who finished runner up  last year, already had two GP Gold titles against his name, the Thailand Open in 2013 and Swiss Open in 2015. It was far from an easy contest though. Srikanth, who was leading 11-7 in the second game, faltered and conceded a series of points to lose it 14-21. The women’s singles final also witnessed some thrilling action, as world No 7 Sung Ji Hyun, of South Korea, came from behind to beat World no 15 Sayaka Sato 12-21, 21-18, 21-18. The match, that lasted an hour and 25 minutes, was the longest of the tournament.   Results : Men’s singles (final): 1-K Srikanth (Ind) bt Huang Yuxian (Chn) 21-13, 14-21, 21-14. Men’s doubles (final): V Shem Goh (Mas)-Wee Kiong Tan (Mas) bt Pranaav Jerry Chopra (Ind)-Akshay Dewalkar (Ind) bt 15-21, 24-22, 21-8. Women’s singles (final): 2-Sung Ji Hyun (Kor) bt 5-Sayaka Sato (Jpn) 12-21, 21-18, 21-18. Women’s doubles (final): 2-Jung Kyung Eun (Kor)-Shin Seung Chan (Kor) bt 3-Eefje Muskens (Ned)-Selena Piek (Ned) 21-15, 21-13 Mixed doubles (final): 2-Praveen Jordan (Ina)-Debby Susanto (Ina) bt Puavarunukroh Dechapol (Tha)-Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Tha) 23-25, 21-9, 21-16