Lakshya Sen became the first Indian male badminton player and third overall after Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu to reach the semi-finals of any badminton event at the Summer Olympics. He defeated Chinese Taipei's Tien Chen Chou in the men's singles quarter-final by 19-21, 21-15, 21-12.
"I am fine now. But I need to get my fitness back. Hope to play a few of the next four events." said Kashyap when asked about his absence from the tournament.
Former world number 11 Sameer Verma said he will be out of action for a few weeks and is eyeing a return at the Thailand Open.
The 2nd-seed Indian pair squandered an opening game advantage to lose 21-15, 19-21, 14-21 to top seeds Amalie Magelund and Freja Ravn of Denmark.
Saina Nehwal lost 9-21 12-21 in the women's singles clash that lasted just 24 minutes to make an early exit from the China Open.
Saina Nehwal notched up a come-from-behind 18-21 21-12 21-18 triumph over sixth seed He Bingjiao in the semi-final of the Indonesia Masters.
Sindhu took some time to get into the groove before she edged out World No.14 Ohori 26-24, 21-15, in the opening round match.
Gimcheon (South Korea): World No.10 P.V. Sindhu won her quarterfinal match to proceed to the women's singles semi-finals of the $200,000 Badminton Asia Championships at the Gimcheon Indoor Stadium here Friday.The World Championship bronze medallist
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