Sunday, December 19, 2021

BWF World Championships: 'Kidambi Srikanth rediscovering himself', Twitterati full of praise for ace Indian shuttler as he clinches silver

Kidambi Srikanth on Sunday became the first Indian male shuttler to win a silver medal at the BWF World Championships. Singapore's Loh Kean Yew defeated Kidambi in the summit clash 21-15, 22-20, the encounter lasting 43 minutes.

This is the first time that a men's player from Singapore has won gold at the BWF World Championships.

The 12th-seeded Indian came out all guns blazing and took an early 9-3 lead, but Yew bounced back, winning the first game 21-15. Kidambi was left with all to do in the second game if he wanted to keep his hopes alive of walking away with a gold medal.

Yew carried on with his momentum and he wrapped up the match in straight games.

On Saturday, Srikanth had created history by becoming the first Indian shuttler to enter the final in the men's singles category of the BWF World Championships in Huelva.

In an all-Indian battle, former world number one Srikanth rallied to defeat Lakshya Sen by 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in a thriller that lasted for one hour and nine minutes.

Twitterati were all praise for Srikanth for his efforts despite going down in the final. Here are some reactions:

Hold your head up high, you both!

This is just the beginning



The resurgence of Kidambi Srikanth?

Expectations are high!

With inputs from ANI



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