Kidambi Srikanth into the final of Indonesian GP Gold

Kidambi-SrikanthINDONESIA : Indian shuttler  Kidambi Srikanth  made it to the final of the Indonesian Grand Prix Gold beating Anthony Ginting of Indonesia 21-13 21-19  on Saturday.

It was Srikanth who set the tone of the match from the opening game as he raced away to a 6-1 lead and then bolstered that advantage to a11-8 at the mid-game interval. He dominated the entire game to clinch  it 21-13 . Local boy Ginting returned strongly in the second game, leading for a large part of the game in the initial stages before Srikanth raised his game at the 8-8 mark to lead 11-8 at the break. He was in sublime form after the interval, winning 5 points straight to go 16-8 up before Ginting started to claw his way back into the contest, by chipping away with the points to gradually reduce the deficit.

However, Srikanth managed to hold his nerve and sealed the deal with a 21-19 game  to make it through to the final, where he will meet  the winner of the other semifinal between Tommy Sugiarto and Wisnu Prasetyo in the final.