Badminton: Parupalli Kashyap enters quarterfinals - Parupalli Kashyap bounced back- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Parupalli Kashyap bounced back from losing the second game to beat Niluka Karunaratne 21-9 in the final game of men's singles Badminton event at the London Olympics.

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After winning the first game 21-14, India's Parupalli Kashyap lost his second game 21-15 to Sri Lankan Niluka Karunaratne at Wembley Arena in London. Kashyap needs to win the last game to proceed to the next round.

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The 21st ranked Kashyap had to bring in all his experience and craft into play to quell the strong challenge of his rival, ranked 27 places below him in the world chart, 21-14 15-21 21-9 in the pre-quarterfinal clash that lasted 66 minutes.

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The 25-year-old Hyderbadi thus emulated the feat of Saina Nehwal, who became the first-ever Indian to reach the last-eight stage in the Beijing Games four years ago.

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Kashyap survived a scare from the 5 feet 8 inch tall Sri Lankan in a match that witnessed several long rallies. The Indian was made to work hard for every point as the Sri Lankan showed excellent retrieving power and engaged his opponent in long rallies.

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