Kidambi, Sameer crash out of Korea Masters

Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma crashed out of the Korea Masters after suffering straight-games defeat in their second-round clashes today. Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama, who was facing Srikanth for the first time, defeated the sixth-seeded Indian 21-14, 21-19. Sameer also lost his Round of 16 match to South Korea's Kim Donghun 21-19, 21-12. With the losses, the Indian challenge has come to an end in the tournament.