Parupalli Kashyap, Commonwealth Games champion, clinched his first international title in over three years as he overcame Malaysia’s June Wei Cheam to emerge men’s singles champion at the Austrian Open International Challenge. Kashyap, a former National champion and second seed, saw off Cheam 23-21 21-14 in a 37-minute clash late last night. I haven’t won so many matches in a single tournament for quite sometime and then playing two rounds in a day was tough. The final, however, was not a cakewalk as world number 126 Cheam matched Kashyap in the first game, which went down to the wires. The plan is to be inside top 30 by May end and make the main draws of super series events.

Source: Hindustan Times February 25, 2018 12:33 UTC