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Patna : World No 11 Kidambi Srikanth and World No 20 Sameer Verma, both India, crashed out of Gwangju Korea Masters, an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 event, in South Korea, losing their respective second round matches in straight games on November 21, 2019.
World No 14 Kanta Tsuneyama, Japan, beat 6th seed Srikanth in straight games 21-14, 21-19 in 37 minutes in second round at Gwangju Women’s University Stadium, Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea, to enter the quarter-finals of the tournament. Tsuneyama won 42 rallies in the match too 33 by Srikanth. He won 6 consecutive points to 4 by Srikanth. This was first meeting between the two players.
World No 112 Kim Dong Hun, South Korea, upset Sameer Verma 21-19, 21-12 in 39 minutes in 2nd round to enter the QFs of the event. Hun won 42 rallies in the match to 31 by Sameer. He won 5 consecutive points in the match to 4 by Sameer. This was first meeting between the two players.