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Sindhu, Sameer in quarters,Kashyap out
PV Sindhu and Sameer Verma advanced to the quarter-finals with straight game wins but Parupalli Kashyap bowed out of the $600,000 Korea Super Series following a narrow defeat in the second round, in Seoul on Thursday.
Seoul: PV Sindhu and Sameer Verma advanced to the quarter-finals with straight game wins but Parupalli Kashyap bowed out of the $600,000 Korea Super Series following a narrow defeat in the second round, in Seoul on Thursday.
Olympic silver medallist Sindhu saw off Thailand’s Nitchaon Jindapol 22-20 21-17. Sameer defeated Hong Kong’s Wong Wing Ki Vincent 21-19 21-13 in 41 minutes World No 4 Sindhu had come into the match with a 1-1 record against Jindapol, who had beaten the Indian at Syed Modi International last year.
Sindhu had to battle hard in the opening game with World No. 16 Jindapol managing to grab a 9-7 and 13-10 lead but the Indian broke off at 14-16 with six straight points. The Thai shuttler drew parity before Sindhu closed the issue.
Sindhu moved up from 8-8 and grabbed a 12-9 lead and even though Jindapol managed to claw back at 15-15. Sindhu though ensured that she has the last laugh.
