Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth reached his third successive Super Series final by beating Yuqi Shi in straight sets at the Australian Open on Saturday.

The world number 11 took just 27 minutes to beat his opponent 21-10 21-14 to get an opportunity win his 12 senior title of his career.

He will face either China&#39;s Chen Long or South Korea&#39;s&nbsp;Lee Hyun Il in the final.

Srikanth, who has been ranked as high as number three in the world, has had a stellar 2017 by reaching the final of Singapore Open and winning the Indonesia Open last week.

Srikanth beat world number one Son Wan Ho for the second time in as many weeks to reach the final of the Super Series event.

Born in Guntur in India&#39;s Andhra Pradesh state, the 24-year-old shot to international fame when he beat double Olympic champion and five-time world champion Lin Dan in the China Open in 2014.

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The world number 11 will face either China's Chen Long or South Korea's?Lee Hyun Il in the final.

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth reached his third successive Super Series final by beating Yuqi Shi in straight sets at the Australian Open on Saturday. The world number 11 took just 27 minutes to beat his opponent 21-10 21-14 to get an opportunity win his 12 senior title of his career. He will face either China's Chen Long or South Korea's Lee Hyun Il in the final. Srikanth, who has been ranked as high as number three in the world, has had a stellar 2017 by reaching the final of Singapore Open and winning the Indonesia Open last week. Srikanth beat world number one Son Wan Ho for the second time in as many weeks to reach the final of the Super Series event. Born in Guntur in India's Andhra Pradesh state, the 24-year-old shot to international fame when he beat double Olympic champion and five-time world champion Lin Dan in the China Open in 2014.

Kidambi Srikanth reaches final of Australia Open

Kidambi Srikanth beat Japan&#39;s Kazumasa Sakai in straight sets to become the first Indian male shuttler to lift&nbsp;Indonesia Super Series Premier singles title.

The world number 22 beat the Japanese qualifier 21-11 21-19 in 37 minutes to win the $1 million event.

Srikanth had beaten world number one&nbsp;Son Wan-Hoon in the second semi-final on Saturday. The other notable scalp en route to winning the event was&nbsp;world no 9 Jan O Jorgensen.

This is the 24-year-old shuttler&#39;s second Super Series event. He had won the China Open in 2014, beating badminton legend Lin Dan in the final.

After a relatively modest 2016, Srikanth has been in purple vein of form in the last few months. He had reached the final of at Singapore Open where he lost to his compatriot B Sai Praneeth.

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World number 22 Srikanth had beaten the number one and number nine player in the world en route to winning his second Super Series title

Kidambi Srikanth beat Japan's Kazumasa Sakai in straight sets to become the first Indian male shuttler to lift Indonesia Super Series Premier singles title. The world number 22 beat the Japanese qualifier 21-11 21-19 in 37 minutes to win the $1 million event. Srikanth had beaten world number one Son Wan-Hoon in the second semi-final on Saturday. The other notable scalp en route to winning the event was world no 9 Jan O Jorgensen. This is the 24-year-old shuttler's second Super Series event. He had won the China Open in 2014, beating badminton legend Lin Dan in the final. After a relatively modest 2016, Srikanth has been in purple vein of form in the last few months. He had reached the final of at Singapore Open where he lost to his compatriot B Sai Praneeth.

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Kidambi Srikanth reaches final of Australia Open

Kidambi Srikanth creates history by winning Indonesia Open