Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap\u2019s impressive run at the Korea Open Super 500 tournament came to an end after he lost to world number 1 Kento Momota of Japan in the men\u2019s singles semifinals here on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A former world no. 6, Kashyap, who was the lone Indian left in fray, went down 13-21 15-21 to the two-time reigning world champion Momota in 40 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2014 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, who was promoted from the qualifying round, had last played Momota four years ago at the Indonesia Open. Kashyap had a 0-2 record against the Japanese prior to Saturday\u2019s encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 33-year-old from Hyderabad, who had reached the finals at Canada Open this year, showed the intent to hang in the rallies as the duo played a lot of tosses and lifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Kashyap had no answers to Momota\u2019s precision as the Japanese opened up a 9-5 lead early on. A deceptive return and a body smash gave the Indian a couple of points before the Japanese entered the break with a four-point advantage after a long rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kashyap didn\u2019t take enough initiative and often hit wide and long to end the energy-sapping rallies. It acted in Momota\u2019s favour as he continued to accumulate points, reaching 18-10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Japanese committed an uncharacteristic unforced error and soon Kashyap added two more points but unforced errors, including a wide shot, gave Momota a comfortable 20-13 lead and he sealed it when Kashyap went wide again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the second game, the rallies became faster as Momota produced angled returns to put Kashyap out of position and then unleashed his precise strokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kashyap slowly started putting pressure on Momota and gathered five straight points but the Japanese managed to held on to a 11-7 lead at the breather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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