Saina, Kashyap exit World Championships

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SAINA, KASHYAP EXIT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

IANS
The Pioneer
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Friday, August 9, 2013

Guangzhou - Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli
Kashyap Friday suffered quarterfinal defeats in their
respective categories to exit the World Badminton
Championships at the Tianhe Indoor Stadium here.

After reaching new heights Thursday, Saina and Kashyap
failed to make most of the opportunities. Third seed
Saina's medal hopes were shattered by South Korean 13th
seed Yeon Ju Bae, who beat the Indian 23-21, 21-9 in 40
minutes while Kashyap lost a gruelling one hour and 15-
minute battle to Chinese World No.3 Pengyu Du 16-21, 22-
20, 21-15.

It was heartbreak for Kashyap as he gave away a match-
point in the second game and went on to lose the men's
singles match in the decider.

The 26-year-old Indian had a fantastic start winning the
first game the third seed where 17 of his 21 points came
in smashes. Kashyap was in his elements in the second
game too, racing away to a 7-0 lead and extending it to
11-4.

However, from the halfway stage of the match, the
Chinese, backed by the crowd support, suddenly found his
legs and started pounding in cross-court and body
smashes. Du returned the favour by hitting 15 smash
winners in the second game and levelled the score at 16-
all.

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