More Sports Badminton Badminton Dutch Open: Sameer, Lakshya, Rahul enter pre-quarters Sameer, who had skipped events at China and Korea due to fitness issues, notched up a 21-19 19-21 21-13 win over fellow Indian Kiran George in the second round. PTI Almere (The Netherlands) 09 October, 2019 22:33 IST Sameer Verma entered the pre-quarterfinals of the men’s singles competition. (File Photo) - AFP PTI Almere (The Netherlands) 09 October, 2019 22:33 IST Top seed Sameer Verma, young shuttlers Lakshya Sen and BM Rahul Bharadwaj progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the men’s singles competition at the Dutch Open Super 100 tournament on Wednesday.Sameer, who had skipped events at China and Korea due to fitness issues, notched up a 21-19, 19-21, 21-13 win over fellow Indian Kiran George in the second round. He had received a bye in the opening round.He will face either Japan’s Yusuke Onodera or Germany’s Lars Schaenzler next.Lakshya Sen, who had claimed the Belgian Open last month, also entered the pre-quarterfinals after registering straight-game wins in the first two rounds.The 18-year-old from Almora defeated Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen 21-19, 21-17 in the opening round on Tuesday and then outclassed Cuba’s Osleni Guerrero 21-12 21-12 on Wednesday.The Asian Junior champion will face Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke next.Rahul too advanced to the next round after beating Malaysia’s Cheam June Wei 21-18, 21-13 in another match.He will lock horns with the winner of the match between two Danish players - sixth seed Victor Svendsen and Jeppe Bruun.However, Sourabh Verma, who had won the Hyderabad Open and Vietnam Open this year, went down 17-21, 21-10, 19-21 to Germany’s Kai Schaefer in a second-round contest. The 26-year-old had got a bye in the first round. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address. Dugout videos