India's Sameer Verma defeats world number 5 at India Open
Indian shuttler Sameer Verma defeated world number five Son Wan Ho of Korea, 21-17, 21-10 in the India Open on Wednesday, to progress to the second round. The 22-year-old ranked 39 worldwide will next take on world number 15, Hong Kong's Hu Yun, in the next round. Sameer had won the Syed Modi International Grand Prix earlier this year.