Sameer Verma eyeing a return at Thailand Open
Other Sports | April 19, 2022 21:54 ISTFormer 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.
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.
Sameer Verma pulled out following a back injury as Kiran George and Priyanshu Rajawat remained in contention for the pole position in men's singles
Sindhu is likely to cross swords with Spain's Clara Azurmendi and Canada's sixth seed Michelle Li in the next two rounds and a clash against top seeded Japanese Akane Yamaguchi could be on the cards in the semifinals if she can cross the initial rounds.
Srikanth, who had claimed the title in 2017, outsmarted compatriot B Sai Praneeth 21-14 21-11 in 30 minutes.
The unseeded pair of Satwik and Ashwini stunned fifth seeds and world no 6 Peng Soon Chan and Liu Ying Goh of Malaysia 18-21 24-22 22-20 after toiling hard for one hour and 15 minutes in a nail-bitting quarterfinal duel.
The world number 31 Indian needed just 39 minutes to see off Gemke 21-12, 21-9; Satwik and Ponnappa had a hard fought 22-20, 14-21, 21-16 win over the German duo of Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich.
In India, the coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 500 people and infected over 17,000, forcing the government to lockdown the country till May 3 to contain the deadly disease.
Saina brushed aside Maria 21-10, 21-19 in the second round to set up a last-eight clash with Thailand's third seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan.
While, Kidambi lost to Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia, Verma suffered a crushing defeat to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia.
Kidambi Srikanth lost to Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama 14-21, 19-21 while South Korea's Kim Donghun got the better of Sameer Verma 21-19, 21-12.
Fifth seed Sindhu, the Olympic silver medallist, lost 14-21 17-21 to the Korean in a 40-minute clash at the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.
While Sindhu and Sameer registered victories, HS Prannoy faced a stunning defeat in the first round.
India needed an extraordinary effort to get across the mighty Chinese but the shuttlers yet again produced a below-par performance to go down in a lop-sided contest.
Eighth-seeded India's hopes will now rest on their next match when they take on the mighty China Wednesday.
PV Sindhu defeated Indonesia's Choirunnisa 21-15 21-19 while Sameer Verma got the better of Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus 21-12 21-19.
The 24-year-old from Madhya Pradesh, who had lost to Shi Yuqi in the semifinals of the World Tour Finals in December last year, suffered a heart-breaking 20-22, 23-21, 12-21 loss in a 65-minute men's singles.
Seeded third, Saina is expected to face second-seeded He Bingjiao of China in the semifinals if the results fall in her favour.
World No.9 Nehwal went past the Scottish shuttler 21-17, 21-18 in the first round of women's singles.
After six successive losses in 13 meetings, Sindhu got the better of her nemesis Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei 14-21 21-16 21-18 in a Group A match.
the 23-year-old from Hyderabad, who had finished runners-up in the last edition at Dubai, will begin her quest to put a golden touch to her silver-filled cabinet.
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