Thailand Masters 2020: Kidambi Srikanth goes down to Shesar Hiren Rhustavito in first round; Lee Zii Jia ousts Sameer Verma

Bangkok: India’s Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma were on Wednesday knocked out of the Thailand Masters Badminton after suffering first-round defeats. Verma lost to Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia 16-21, 15-21 in a 39-minute men’s singles match in the BWF World Tour Super 300 event. [caption id=“attachment_5180581” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of India badminton player Kidambi Srikanth. AFP[/caption] The story went on similar lines for the fifth seeded Srikanth, who went down to Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia 21-12, 14-21, 12-21, in a match that lasted 48 minutes. This was Srikanth’s third consecutive first-round exit this season. Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy are scheduled to start their campaign later in the day.