Bangkok [Thailand], January 13 (ANI): Shuttler Parupalli Kashyap on Wednesday bowed out of the ongoing Thailand Open after he retired in the third game of his first-round match against Canada s Anthony Ho-Shue.
Ho-Shue had won the first game 21-9, but Kashyap made a comeback in the second game to win it 21-13. The third set saw the Canadian lead 14-8, but Kashyap decided to retire and as a result, Ho-Shue progressed to the second round.
As of now, it is not known as to why Kashyap decided to retire from the match.
In another match, the mixed doubles pair of Sumeeth Reddy and Sikki Reddy bowed out of the Thailand Open in the first round after losing in straight games 22-20, 21-17 to Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet.
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India s Kidambi Srikanth eased into the second round of the Thailand Open with a 21-12, 21-11 win over compatriot Sourabh Verma on Wednesday. Srikanth was dominant in the match that lasted 31 minutes.Srikanth will now face either compatriot .