Sourabh crushes top seed in semis

TAIPEI CITY: Indian shuttler Sourabh Varma stormed into his third successive summit clash after notching up a straight-game victory over local favourite and top

Published on: Oct 16, 2016, 11:02:17 IST

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TAIPEI CITY: Indian shuttler Sourabh Varma stormed into his third successive summit clash after notching up a straight-game victory over local favourite and top seed Hsu Jen Hao in the men’s singles semifinal of the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix badminton tournament on Saturday.

Sourabh, the 2011 National champion, who had reached the finals at two international challenger at Belgium and Poland, defeated Hao 11-4, 11-7, 11-9 in a 33-minute clash.

Sourabh, who is on a comeback trail after being on the sidelines with multiple injuries, will take on the winner of the match between Malaysia’s Daren Liew and local fifth seed Lin Yu Hsien.

SHUTTLER JAYARAM IN DUTCH OPEN SEMIS

ALMERE (NETHERLANDS): Continuing his winning spree, Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram defeated Brazil’s Ygor Coelho De Oliveira to advance into the semifinals of the Dutch Open here.

Defending champion Jayaram outplayed his opponent 21-15, 21-18 in a 32-minute match at the Topsportcentrum Almere here on Friday.

The 29-year-old will next take on fifth seeded Anders Antonsen of Denmark.

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