World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu handed tough draw, Sameer Verma will fancy his chances
Other Sports | December 10, 2018 17:51 ISTOnly eight top players compete in the prestigious season-ending event.
Only eight top players compete in the prestigious season-ending event.
Sameer played patiently, constructing the rallies with his repertoire of strokes to dominate early in the opening game.
Second-seeded Saina, prevailed over Indonesian Ruselli Hartawan 12-21, 21-7, 21-6 to set up a clash with China's Han Yue.
Saina will next face eighth-seeded compatriot, Rituparna Das, while Kashyap will take on Thailand's Sitthikom Thammasin in quarterfinals.
PV Sindhu defeated Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol 21-15 13-21 21-17 while Sameer Verma got the better of Suppanyu Avihingsanon 21-17 21-14.
Sameer lost 14-21 6-21 to his opponent while Praneeth lost 21-23, 14-21 to his opponent from Hong Kong.
Praneeth beat Indonesia's Panji Ahmad Maulana 21-12 21-14, while Sameer edged past Takuma Ueda of Japan 21-16 21-12 in their respective second round matches.
Praneeth beat Israel's Misha Zilberman in straight games 21-17, 21-14, Sameer had to toil hard to get the better of New Zealand's Abhinav Manota 13-21, 21-17 and 21-12 in the opening round of the BWF World Tour Super 300 event.
Praneeth will next face second seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the semifinals.
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