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JAKARTA, INDONESIA - JUNE 18: Kidambi Srikanth of India competes against Kazumasa Sakai of Japan during Men's Single Final match of the BCA Indonesia Open 2017 at Plenary Hall Jakarta Convention Centre on June 18, 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - JUNE 18:  Kidambi Srikanth of India competes against Kazumasa Sakai of Japan during Men's Single Final match of the BCA Indonesia Open 2017 at Plenary Hall Jakarta Convention Centre on June 18, 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia.  (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)