Mulheim an der Ruhr (Germany), February 26 Senior Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was eliminated from the German Open Super 300 tournament after suffering a straight-game defeat to Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei in the men's singles second round here on Thursday.
Srikanth, the silver medallist at the 2021 World Championships, lost 14-21, 9-21 to Lin, the reigning champion of the India Open Super 750, in a 32-minute match.
The defeat also marked the end of India's campaign in the tournament.
World No. 11 Lin had defeated Srikanth in their only previous meeting at the 2024 Swiss Open.
Srikanth made a promising start on Thursday, leading 9-5 in the first game, before Lin clawed his way back to 12-10 and eventually closed it out comfortably.
After the change of ends, Lin raced to a 7-1 lead and maintained control throughout, leaving Srikanth with little room to recover.
