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BWF: Sameer Verma ousted from Malaysia Masters

BWF: Sameer Verma ousted from Malaysia Masters

Sameer Verma

Indian shuttler Sameer Verma was knocked out of the ongoing Malaysia Masters here on Thursday.

The 25-year-old faced a defeat in the second round of the match at the hands of local boy Lee Zii Jia in straight games 21-19, 22-20.

Verma had the lead in the first game but lost consecutive points and ultimately lost the match after a tough fight in the second game.

The clash lasted for 52 minutes and the defeat ended Verma's run in the competition.

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Earlier in the day, ace shuttler Saina Nehwal advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating South Korea's An Se Young 25-23, 21-12 in about minutes 38 minutes.

The first game saw back and forth action between both shuttlers. In the end, Nehwal kept her cool to win the match.

On Wednesday, the 29-year-old had outclassed Belgium's Lianne Tan 21-15, 21-17 to progress to the pre-quarterfinals.

Men's shuttlers Parupalli Kashyap and Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the tournament after losing their matches to Japan's Kento Momota and Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei respectively.