Incheon: India shuttler Parupalli Kashyap on Saturday bowed out of the Korea Open after suffering a straight-game defeat at the hands of world No. 1 Kento Momota in the semifinals of the men's single event.

Kashyap, who was the only Indian left in the tournament, lost 13-21, 15-21 in a match that lasted 40 minutes. The Japanese extended his overall lead against Kashyap to 3-0.

The 33-year-old Indian, who had progressed to the semifinal after defeating Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen 24-22, 21-8 on Friday, was unable to maintain his good start in the opening game and went into the mid-game break with the score reading 7-11.

The Japanese didn't give any chance to Kashyap after the resumption and won the game 21-13.

In the second game, the Indian gave his best and tried hard to close the gap as he won six straight points to make it 9-9. However, after the points were tied at 12-12, Momota came back roaring and he first picked up six straight points to make it 18-12 and then went on to close out the tie 21-15.

Momota will face Taiwan's Tien Chen Chou in the final.

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