#1 2014 China Open final vs Lin Dan
Lin Dan, the greatest badminton player of all time, as some say, was stunned by this 21-year-old, Srikanth Kidambi in an enthralling battle, much to the disappointment of the home crowd. Any sane man would have expected Lin Dan to win but it was Srikanth who produced the performance of a lifetime to overpower the Chinese great.
After the match, Gopichand himself said, "There's a disbelief because you don't expect Lin Dan to lose, he always makes a comeback." Going into the match, Super Dan was a five-time World Champion and a two-time Olympic Champion. Of course, the odds were never going to favour Srikanth, but at the end of the day, the Indian proved too good for Lin Dan.
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