K. Srikanth क्. स्रिकनथ् - young player with huge potential

[scorpion1]

I am delightful in opening a thread to this rising star with huge potential.
Why not a separate thread to this youngster.?
Here comes a new thread to him !!!! He is a fast rising youngster both in techniques and ranking.

Year of birth - 1992(anybody help me in this regard)
Current Ranking - 109

[scorpion1]

Though he lost in the semifinals against a higher ranked opponent in Macau Grand prix gold, he won many hearts with his wonderful play in this tournament. Won against many higher ranked opponents.

This learning experience will be a moral boost to his upcoming tournaments. I wish him all the very best for his future ahead.

[scorpion1]

Badzine has praised his excellent performance in macau open.

Here is the link

"http://www.badzine.net/news/macau-gpg-qf-�-indian-and-chinese-youngsters-shine/22473/"

EXCERPTS:

"The young Indian (newcomer Kidambi Srikanth) who was born in Guntur but now training under Gopichand in Hyderabad had clinched his first title on the senior tour last march in the Maldives � beating on the way players like Anup Sridar, Jan Frohlich and Zulfaldi Zulkiffli, but isn�t yet known outside the Sub asian continent. In Macau, his run was just as impressive: a straight games win over 9^th seed Yunus from Indonesia, then in the third round he beat Malaysia veteran Wong Choong Hann in three games before nailing Hong Kong�s young star Wei Nan, 16-21, 21-19, 21-19."

[Cheung]

Any picture of him?

[scorpion1]

Here is the picture of K.Srikanth.

[scorpion1]

Nice to see him jumping 28 places in ranking for his recent performance in macau china open GPG . He is now 81 in BWF ranking chart . I hope that he will further improve his skills and improve his ranking and assist his mates soon in coming tournaments.

All the very best Srikanth

[scorpion1]

Amazing run by this youngster in the Tata Open India International challenge 2012 .. His run to grab second title of his career came to an end by another promising indian youngster Sai Praneeth who stopped in the gruelling semifinal encounter which laster for 3 games. And in the end , Sai overcame Srikanth at the end.. But the way Srikanth player really amazed many.. Wonderful man.

This semifinal reach will lead to the improvement in his ranking from 82 (current ranking) to 67 or 68(am not sure) for his 2800 points which he will receive... Congrats man..

[scorpion1]

This young talent has been improving day by day. He has proved that he is not short of huge talent by beating Ajay Jayaram who is not an easy meat to beat. I think after seeing the result which he won it in straight games against Ajay who even go for three games to Lee Chong Wei as well. I dont know what has happened to Ajay . But this does not take any credit out of this young lad. I think he has a big chance of winning this GPG , his first ever title to his purse..

[scorpion1]

K.Srikanth is next to be watched in the coming New Year 2013. He is very hungry to beat top players.

http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/12/2...ef=most-viewed

EXCERPTS:

He comes across as too easygoing to be a top-class badminton player. But looks can be deceptive, and if his early record is anything to go by, K Srikanth might well be the player to watch in 2013.

The son of a landlord in Guntur, and the brother of another international K Nandagopal, Srikanth�s rise has been impressive. His defeat of world No. 31 Ajay Jayaram in the third round of the Syed Modi Memorial at Lucknow was further affirmation of the fact that the 19-year-old is one of the most exciting men�s singles prospects in India.
The year couldn�t have been better for the lanky lad. After winning four qualifying round matches at the Austrian International, he fell in a terrific encounter, 24-22 in the third game, to Dutch veteran Dicky Palyama.

In June came his first international title � the Maldives International � in which he beat players like Jan Frohlich (Cze), Anup Sridhar (Ind) and World Junior Champion Zulfadli Zulkiffli (Mas). The third game of his match against Sridhar was won by the unusual margin of 21-3; against Zulkiffli, who is considered Malaysia�s brightest hope, he lost the first game but bounced back to win the remaining two comfortably, 13-21 21-11 21-16.

�I always have a problem against Srikanth,� Anup was to say later. �One of his best weapons is his return of serve � the way he attacks your low serve and puts you under pressure.�

Semi-final placings followed at the Bahrain International, and � more significantly � at the Macau Open GP Gold in November. In the first round of the Macau Open, he beat one player who has been a nemesis for Indian players in general � Yunus Alamsyah of Indonesia � whom he beat in straight games. After getting past Alamsyah, he scalped Kim Ki Min (Kor), Wong Choon Hann (Mas) and Nan Wei (HK).

His 2012 performances were essentially a continuation of the promise he showed the previous year, in which he reached the quarter-finals of the Asian Junior Championships and the fourth round (pre-quarterfinals) of the World Junior Championships.

Srikanth is part of the new crop in Indian badminton that includes Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma, HS Prannoy and Guru Sai Dutt, but his performances thus far mark him out as exceptional even in this bunch. However, the Superseries circuit won�t be easy as his compatriots have found out, and Srikanth needs much more than just raw talent to succeed. He will need greater heft in his attack to become a threat at the senior level. For now, however, the signs are encouraging.

Yes Srikanth.. You have all the potential to come in the top of badminton arena.