Kidambi Srikanth slumped to his second consecutive defeat after losing to Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen in straight games, crashing out of the Dubai Super Series Final here yesterday. Even though Srikanth still has a match left in Group 'B', he virtually has no chance of making the next stage. Srikanth, who suffered a defeat to World No. 1 and defending champion Viktor Axelsen in his opening match yesterday, failed to improve upon his game and went down 21-18, 21-18. The World No. 7 Taiwan took 43 minutes to stun the fourth ranked Indian in a Group 'B' men's singles match. Srikanth will face All England Open finalist Shi Yuqi of China today in his last and final match of Group 'B'.

India's Kidambi Srikanth failed to bring out his top game against Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen during his 21-18, 21-18 loss yesterday. Pic/PTI