Injured Kashyap withdraws, Sankar Muthusamy makes to the main draw of the US Open Badminton
Sankar Muthusamy, made the it to the main draw of the US Open badminton tournament, winning both his qualifying round matches at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Sankar Muthusamy, made the it to the main draw of the US Open badminton tournament, winning both his qualifying round matches at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Srikanth will now face either compatriot H.S. Prannoy or Malaysian Lee Zii Jia, who play their first round fixture later in the day.
After being ignored last year for the same award, Prannoy had even questioned the selection criteria.
Prior to Kashyap, shuttler PV Sindhu had also donated Rs 5 lakh each to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Chief Minister Relief Funds.
The coronavirus outbreak severely impacted some of the most high profile sporting events worldwide be it the Indian Premier League (IPL) or Serie A and La Liga matches.
Kashyap registered a comfortable 21-16 21-16 over Lu Chia Hung of Chinese Taipei in a men's singles match that lasted 42 minutes.
This loss would be a difficult one to digest for the 5th seeded PV Sindhu as she had a match point in the second game itself but failed to convert it into a win.
Saina's husband and badminton player Parupalli Kashyap, who has been coaching Saina at the World Championships, was the first to express his displeasure about the level of umpiring.
Kashyap, a former Commonwealth Games champion, will once again be at the forefront as he leads the Indian challenge at the USD 150,000 BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament.
Kashyap will next face sixth seed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia.
