In badminton, India's campaign ended today at the Korea Open with the defeat of Saina Nehwal in the quarter-finals in Seoul. 

Japan's  Nozomi Okuhara,  who was down 16-20 in the first game, reeled off six successive points to defeat Saina Nehwal 15-21, 21-15, 22-20 in the quarters. 

The contest lasted 59 minutes. Earlier, the other two Indians in the main draw, Sameer Verma and Vaishnavi Reddy had lost their respective opening round matches to bow out of competition.