Shuttler Kashyap fails to qualify for Japan Open

TIL Desk Sports/ Indian singles shuttler Parupalli Kashyap failed to qualify for the Japan Open Superseries, starting here on Wednesday, while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy advanced to the main draws in both the men’s and mixed double categories, partnering Chirag Shetty and Ashwini Ponappa here on Tuesday.

Kashyap first got past Denmark’s Emil Holst 21-15, 21-14 but lost to Japanese Yu Igarashi 11-21, 21-18, 14-21 in an hour and five minutes in the second qualifying match.

Satwik played a total of four matches to qualify for two categories. He and Ashwini defeated Japan’s Hiroki Midorikawa and Natsu Saito 21-13, 21-15 before thrashing another home pair of Hiroki Okamura and Naru Shinoya 21-18, 21-9.

In the men’s doubles qualifying matches, Satwik partnered Chirag as the teenage pair defeated Japan’s Hirokatsu Hashimoto and Hiroyuki Saeki 14-21, 22-20, 21-18 before edging past Keiichiro Matsui and Yoshinori Takeuchi 21-18, 21-12.