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Monday, Jun 23, 2025
Sameer Verma too suffered the same fate as he lost 22-20, 18-21, 18-21 to Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in the first round.
Srikanth went down to Lee Cheuk Yiu in straight games as the Indian challenge came to an end.
Srikanth pocketed the first game 21-13 in just 15 minutes when world No. 4 Long decided to quit the contest owing to an injury.
Former champion Kidambi Srikanth and Sourabh Verma advanced to the quarterfinals but young Lakshya Sen bowed out of the men's singles contest at the Syed Modi International Badminton tournament here on Thursday.
However, it was end of the road for Sourabh Verma, who went down after winning the first game to local favourite Kim Donghun 21-13, 12-21, 13-21.
Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the men's singles second round after his opponent Kento Momota's pull-out while Sourabh Verma entered the main draw after clinching straight-game wins in his two qualifying clashes.
World champion P V Sindhu exited the USD 400,000 Hong Kong Open in the pre-quarterfinals but Kidambi Srikanth made the quarters for the first time in seven months after claiming a thrilling win in men's singles.
Top Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth, B Sai Praneeth and H S Prannoy advanced to the second round of the men's singles event in the Syed Modi International Badminton tournament here on Wednesday.
Saina Nehwal had to toil hard and came back from a game down to quell the challenge of Hong Kong's Joy Xuan Deng 14-21, 21-18, 21-18.
With this, Srikanth continues his unbeaten streak this season, having won all three of his matches so far.
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