Sharath Kamal beaten in semis of Brazil Open TT tourney

New Delhi, Jun 26 (UNI) Achanta Sharath Kamal's dream run in the tournament came to an end as the Indian lost to Lee Jin Kwon of Korea in the semi-finals of the Brazil Open Table Tennis Championship in Sau Paulo.

The 23-year-old Chennai lad, who became the first Indian player to reach the semi-final stage of an ITTF Pro Tour event, went down fighting to the Korean 11-7, 9-11, 6-11, 11-8, 8-11, 9-11, according to information received here today.

Sharath Kamal, who won the individual and team gold medals in the Commonwealth Games, will next participate in Chile Open (June 28 to July 2), Singapore Open (September 7 to 10), China Open (September 14 to 17) and Japan Open (September 21 to 24).

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