Shuttler Parupalli Kashyap on Saturday bowed out from the Korea Open after enduring a straight-games defeat in the semi-finals of the men's single occasion against World No. 1 Kento Momota of Japan.
Kashyap, who was the first Indian left in the competition after all the star shuttlers made ahead of schedule round ways out, lost 13-21, 15-21 out of a match that endured 40 minutes at the Incheon Airport Skydome. With success, the Japanese broadened his general lead against Kashyap to 3-0.
The 33-year-old Indian, who had advanced to the semi-final after overcoming Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen 24-22, 21-8 on Friday, was not able to keep up his great beginning in the opening game and went into the mid-game break with the score reading 7-11.
The Japanese didn't give any chance to Kashyap after the resumption and won the game 21-13.
In the second game, the Indian put forth a valiant effort and made a decent attempt to close the hole as he won six straight indicates to make it 9-9. Be that as it may, after the points were tied at 12-12, Momota returned thundering and he initially got five straight indicates make it 17-12 and after that proceeded to win 21-15.
He will presently be confronting Taiwan's Tien Chen Chou in the final.
