Swiss Open: RMV Gurusaidutt beats compatriot Sourabh Verma; second seed Sameer enters quarter-finals

Basel: Commonwealth Games bronze medallist RMV Gurusaidutt and 2017 Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold winner Sameer Verma entered the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open World Super 300 tournament after registering contrasting wins in men’s singles on Thursday. [caption id=“attachment_3126894” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Sameer Verma. News18[/caption] On a comeback trail after recovering from an ankle injury, Gurusaidutt defeated compatriot Sourabh Verma 21-18 21-14, while second seed Sameer eked out a 11-21 21-18 21-16 win over Japan’s Yu Igarashi in another match. Guru faces Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen, while Sameer takes on Japan’s Kento Momota next. Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka, however, suffered an 8-21 13-21 loss to second-seeded Japanese Minatsu Mitani. Last night, men’s doubles pair of Arjun MR and Ramchandran Shlok defeated Chinese Taipei’s Po Li-Wei and Yang Ming-Tse 21-17 14-21 21-15 to reach the second round. But Anura Prabhudesai lost 12-21 12-21 to top-seeded Japanese Sayaka Takahashi to bow out.