Srikanth pulls out of China, Korea Open with knee injury

TIL Desk Sports/ Ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth said on Friday that he will be pulling out of the upcoming China Open and Korea Open. Srikanth said in a tweet that he is suffering from a knee injury which has forced him out of action.

 “Tough times. Will not be playing in the upcoming #ChinaOpen and #KoreaOpen due to knee injury. Hope to recover quick and get back in action soon,” he tweeted.

Srikanth was set to face compatriot and World Championships bronze medallist Sai Praneeth in the first round of the China Open Super 1000 tournament to be held between September 17 and 22 in Changzhou, China.

The Korea Open, a Super 500 event, will be held from September 24 to 29 in Incheon, South Korea. Srikanth had previously played in the BWF World Championships where he had lost to Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen in the Round of 16.