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Sunday, Jul 13, 2025
Kidambi Srikanth's fate hung in the balance after suffering a defeat in his second group match.
Lakshya Sen fought hard before going down to top seed Kento Momota of Japan.
Lakshya will face top seed and two-time world champion Kento Momota of Japan in the second round.
Lakshya, ranked world No. 21, prevailed in a seesaw battle to notch up a 21-18, 12-21, 21-19 win over three-time junior world champion Vitidsarn.
Former champion Lakshya went down to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew 18-21, 12-21, while Srikanth was edged out by Malaysian Lee Zii Jia 21-19, 22-20.
Sourabh Verma crashed out of the Super 500 tournament.
Sen scored a 21-17, 21-15 victory to set up a clash with Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand.
Srikanth showed great determination to outwit NG Ka Long Angus in a hard-fought match.
The Indian mixed doubles pair of B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa crashed out in the opening round.
Lakshya Sen's fine run ended in the men's singles quarterfinal after he lost 17-21, 15-21 to Korea's Heo Kwanghee.
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