Doha, March 10: Paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal’s impressive run at the WTT Star Contender Doha came to an end after he suffered a 9-11, 8-11, 6-11 defeat at the hands of world No. 12 Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany in a men’s singles pre-quarterfinals match on Wednesday.
World No. 32 Kamal, who surprised world No. 16 Germany’s Patrick Franziska in the last round, started the game well and gave a tough fight to his relatively higher-ranked German opponent.
The first two games of the match went neck-and-neck before the 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist Ovtcharov turning the momentum in his favour.
The German further capitalised on the 2-0 lead and wrapped up the match to enter the quarter-final stage and put an end to Sharath’s run.
With Sharath’s defeat, Indian participation at the tournament finally came to an end. (IANS)
