Verma, Kudaravalli lose in Taipei

TAIPEI: Young Indian shuttlers

Siril Verma

and Sri Krishna

Priya Kudaravalli

went down fighting in the pre-quarterfinals of the

Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold

here on Thursday.

Kudaravalli lost to local player Shuo Sun Yung 20-22, 13 -21 in the women's singles second round.

It was a minor upset in the men's singles when 16th seed Verma went down against Malaysian

Lee Zii Jia

12-21, 16-21 in a match lasting 28 minutes.