Indian paddler Harmeet Desai saw his WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguacu campaign in Brazil cut short after losing his Round of 16 match to South Korea’s Oh Jun-sung on Saturday.
Harmeet suffered a 1-3 defeat against fourth seed Jun-sung in a match which lasted a little over 30 minutes.
The Indian conceded five consecutive points in the first game before losing it 3-11. He improved in the second game but the South Korean clinched it 11-8 to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Harmeet opened his account in the fixture with a 11-9 win in the third game before Jun-sung won the fourth game 11-5 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Later in the day, other Indian singles players Manika Batra and Manush Shah will be in action in their respective Round of 16 matches. Additionally, top seeded men’s doubles pair of Manush and Manav Thakkar will face second seed duo of Benedikt Duda and Dang Qiu from Germany in the final.
More to follow…
