Indonesia Open badminton | Srikanth exits, loses in quarterfinals to Li Shi Feng

India’s Kidambi Srikanth fought hard before losing to China’s Li Shi Feng in a tough three-game men’s singles quarterfinal of the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 event, in Jakarta on June 16.

India's Kidambi Srikanth fought hard before losing to China's Li Shi Feng in a tough three-game men's singles quarterfinal of the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 event, in Jakarta on June 16.

Srikanth lost 14-21 21-14 12-21 in one hour and nine minutes against world No.10 Feng to exit from the competition. The win enabled Feng to restore parity on head-to-head record against Srikanth, which stands at 1-1 now.

In the battle between Srikanth and Feng, both of whom were unseeded here, the Chinese came out on top in the first game despite getting off the blocks slowly.

It was world No.22 Srikanth, who opened up an early 2-0 lead before Feng bounced back with five straight points with Indian guilty of committing too many unforced errors.

The initial lead was what Srikanth could manage as his Chinese opponent upped his game as the match progressed to take a 11-7 lead at the game break.

Feng's court coverage and anticipation was way better that his opponent, who made a number of mistakes near the net.

Barring a few glimpses of his old self, Srikanth looked completely off colour as Feng continued to increase his lead executing drop shots with precision and body smashes to easily pocket the first game.