DUBAI, UAE, December 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
China's World champion and
tournament top seed Chen Long
survived a scare against India's
Kidambi Srikanth tonight on his way
to the Men's Finals of the BWF Destination Dubai World Superseries
Finals.
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Srikanth, India's remaining
hope in the competition, and the 2014 China Open winner, started
strongly and raced to an 18-15 lead in the first game before Chen
found his rhythm, eventually running out the winner 21-18,
21-9.
Chen said after the match "I had to make an adjustment after the
first game, I needed more patience. The first half of the game, I
was not familiar with his skills, I'm not used to how he plays, so
I had to adjust. Srikanth was very good.
"I feel confident for tomorrow as I have already played the
Danish players. I will have to approach tomorrow's game
differently, I will be excited and ready to play, I need to be
strong from the start because it's the Final.
"There are so many Chinese fans here, so many supporters of both
of us. It is good to have them here to cheer for their favourite
players."
Chen Long will meet the winner of
the all-Danish clash between Hans-Kristian Vittinghus and Jan O
Jorgensen, in the BWF Destination Dubai World Superseries Men's
Finals tomorrow.