Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap knocked out of Korea Open

In Badminton, Indian challenge ended in the Korea Open as Parupalli Kashyap was knocked out of the tournament. In the men's singles semifinal at Incheon, Kashyap lost to Kento Momota of Japan 21-13, 21-15. The 33-year-old from Hyderabad was the lone Indian left in the fray. Kashyap had defeated former world no 2 Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen 24-22, 21-8 in 37 minutes to make it to his second semifinal of the season. Kento Momota had defeated Lee Zii jia in the quarter-final.