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Srikanth to take on Gunawan in the final

Both players battle past their opponents to make it to the summit clash; Unnati and Tanvi bow out; facile victory for Treesa-Gayatri duo

Updated - November 29, 2025 11:36 pm IST - Lucknow

Uthra Ganesan
Stretched: Srikanth dug deep to get past Mithun.

Stretched: Srikanth dug deep to get past Mithun. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA

K. Srikanth moved closer to his maiden World Tour title this year, entering the final of the Syed Modi India International 2025 with a jittery three game win against Mithun Manjunath here on Saturday to be the host’s last remaining singles hope in the tournament.

Srikanth won 21-15, 19-21, 21-13 against his younger counterpart in just under an hour to set up a title clash with Jason Gunawan of Hong Kong. The latter survived a scare against unheralded Minoru Koga of Japan, losing the first game before recovering to dominate the second, reeling off 14 straight points and leading 11-0 in the decider before Koga withdrew.

Published - November 29, 2025 07:43 pm IST

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