Kashyap, Sindhu sound early warning for title in Syed Modi

The London Olympics quarterfinalist, Kashyap defeated Thailand's Parinyawat Thongnuam 21-16 21-17 in the USD 120,000 Gold Championship at the BBD UP Academy.

Rising shuttler from Hyderabad, PV Sindhu breezed into the pre-quarters of the women's singles when the world ranked 23rd trounced the unseeded Australian Victoria Na 21-9 21-9 in just 18 minutes.

"I had never played against her (Victoria) before, but it was easy today," said Sindhu after the match.

Sindhu's flying start in the very first match of the day failed to guarantee a smooth tiding for the other strong Indian challenger in the women's competition, Gokhale from Pune.

 

Gokhale lost 21-15 21-11 to the fifth seed Aprilla Yuswandari of Indonesia.

On the other hand, India's RMV Gurusaidutt caused quite a flutter in the men's singles when he scored a delectable win over Malaysia's Mohammad Arif Abdul Latif, the seventh seed here.

The 22-year-old Indian, who had won the gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, wrapped up the contest with a 21-10 21-16 win over the Malaysian in 41 minutes.

"He (Latif) is a tricky player but I was prepared today. I trusted my fitness and I'm glad that it worked today," said Gurusaidutt after the match. (More)