Srikanth, Verma bow out of Thailand Open
Team Udayavani, Jan 22, 2020, 12:11 PM IST
Bangkok: India’s Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma were on Wednesday knocked out of the Thailand Masters Badminton after suffering first-round defeats here.
Verma lost to Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia 16-21 15-21 in a 39-minute men’s singles match in the BWF World Tour Super 300 event.
The story went on similar lines for the fifth-seeded Srikanth, who went down to Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia 21-12 14-21 12-21, in a match that lasted 48 minutes.
This was Srikanth’s third consecutive first-round exit this season.
Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy are scheduled to start their campaign later in the day.
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