Odense, Denmark: Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth crushed South Korean Lee Hyun II 21-10, 21-5 in Denmark Open men’s singles final to clinch his third Superseries title of the season on Sunday.
The eighth seed had earlier won the titles in the Australian Open and Indonesian Open. He finished runner-up to compatriot B. Sai Praneeth in the Singapore Open final.
Earlier on Saturday, Srikanth overcame Hong Kong’s Vincent Ki Wing Wong 21-18, 21-17 in 37 minutes in the semi-finals. The win enabled Srikanth to take a 3-2 lead in head-to-head records against Vincent, while II stunned South Korean top seed Son Wan Ho 25-23, 18-21, 21-17 in an hour and 32 minutes in the other semi-final
Meanwhile, Japanese fourth seed Akane Yamaguchi and former world champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand will fight for the women’s singles title.
Yamaguchi saw off rising Chinese star Chen Yufei 10-21, 21-18, 21-19 in an hour and five minutes.
Ratchanok got the better of world No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei with a 21-14, 20-22, 21-14 triumph in an hour and four minutes.
