Indian badminton player Parupalli Kashyap was ousted from the Indonesia Open Super Series losing to Japan’s Momota Kento on Saturday at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.
Kashyap lost 21-12, 17-21, 19-21 to Kento in a match that lasted over an hour. According to reports, Kashyap and Kento were battling against each other after a gap of two years. Kento had emerged victorious in their previous face-off as well.
Kashyap recorded a big win as he beat Chen Long of China to reach the Indonesia Open Super Series championship’s semi-finals at Jakarta on Friday.