The only Indian remaining in competition after QF, Srikanth becomes third Indian after Saina Nehwal (2012) and Prakash Padukone to enter Denmark Open Super Series finals. None of the local boys could enter the finals as on Sunday two each from Korea, Japan and China, 1 each from Thailand, Hong Kong and Indonesia will play the finals of 5 events. Only one top seed has entered the finals. Srikanth has won 2 of the three finals of the Super Series in 2017.
8th seed Srikanth def Wing Ki Vincent (Hong Kong) 21-18 21-17 in 39 minutes
In the final, for the first time Srikanth meets Lee Hyun II of Korea who knocked out top seed country mate Son Wan Ho 25-23 18-21 21-17 in 1 hour 32 minutes
Schedule for finals
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17:00 WD Unseeded Korean Pair vs 6th seed Japanese pair
Mixed Doubles top seed Chinese Pair vs 8th seed Hong Kong pair
WS Ratchanok (Thailand) vs 4th seed Japanese Akane Yamaguchi
MD 5th seed Chinese pair vs 2nd seed Indonesian pair
MS Lee Hyun II vs 8th seed Srikanth Kidambi
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