Odense: India ace Kidmabi Srikanth clinched his third Super Series Premier title with a dominating straight-game victory over Korean veteran Lee Hyun II in a lop-sided final of the Denmark Open here Sunday.
Srikanth asserted his dominance with a 21-10, 21-5 win over Lee in a match that lasted just 25 minutes. World No.8 Srikanth didn’t give any chances to the more experienced Lee, who looked a pale shadow of the man, who had beaten World No.2 Son Wan Ho in the semifinals Saturday.
The duo was tied 4-4, before Srikanth changed gears and used his deception and powerful smashes to lead 9-5. A return going to the net gave a point to Lee but Srikanth produced a brilliant cross court net dribble to bamboozle his opponent and moved into the break with a healthy 11-6 lead when the Korean went wide.
Lee had no answers to Srikanth’s razor-sharp smashes and cross court returns as the Indian led 14-8. The Korean hit two long shots and then sent one at the net to hand over a 20-8 lead to Srikanth. The Indian made two unforced errors to allow Lee get into doubles figures. But Lee again erred with the length of his return as Srikanth pocketed the first game.
In the second game, Srikanth stepped on the gas and zoomed to a huge lead even as Lee struggled with his strokes, hitting wide and long and often finding the net.
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