National champion Velavan Senthilkumar stunned eighth seed George Parker of England 3-1 in Hamburg to progress to the German Open quarterfinals.
In the second round of the USD 50,000 prize money PSA World Tour Bronze tournament, the 2023 Asian Individual silver winner Senthilkumar defeated the higher ranked Englishman with a remarkable 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9 victory in 61 minutes. In the quarterfinal, Velavan will take on Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng, ranked fourth.
Prior to this, Yassin Elshafei of Egypt was defeated by southpaw Senthilkumar, ranked No. 59 in the world, 6-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-3, and 11-9 in 62 minutes during the first round.