Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap, Sameer Verma and mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa notched up thrilling three-game wins to enter the quarterfinals of the India Open Super 500 World Tour badminton tournament in New Delhi today. Kashyap overcame compatriot Shreyansh Jaiswal 21-19, 19-21, 21-12. Sameer dished out an attacking game to see off former World No. 3 and 2014 World Championship bronze medalist Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia 21-18, 19-21, 21-17 in an hour and 20 minutes match. Unseeded pair of Satwik and Ashwini registered a stunning 21-16, 15-21, 23-21 win over third-seeded Malaysian combo of Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing. Eighth-seeded Indian duo of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy also entered the quarterfinals after seeing off Malaysian-Indian pair of Yogendran Khrishnan and Prajakta Sawant 21-10, 21-19 in 32 minutes. Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy too progressed to the last eight stage with a 21-11, 21-15 win over compatriots Tushar Sharma and Chandrabhusan Tripathi.
News On AIR | February 1, 2018 8:02 PM
Kashyap, Sameer enter quarterfinals of India Open