In the summit clash, Srikanth outplayed his Chinese opponent with straight games 22-20, and 21-16 to clinch his maiden Australian Open Super Series.
In the semi-final, former World No. 3 Srikanth outclassed All England finalist Shi Yuqi of China in straight games 21-10, 21-14 in only 37 minutes. In the second semi-final, Chen Long prevailed over Korea’s Lee Hyun II in three games 26-24, 15-21, 21-17.
For Srikanth, it is his second trophy in this season and fourth overall. He had won the Indonesian Open last week.