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Sameer Verma missed out on a chance to become only the second Indian to win the Hong Kong Open after losing 14-21, 21-10, 11-21 in the final against NG Ka Long Angus in Hong Kong on Sunday. Hunter Renfrow Jersey .However, he became the first Indian man in 24 years to enter the finals of the Hong Kong Super Series after defeating third-seeded Jan O Jorgensen 21-19, 24-22 on Saturday.Prakash Padukone, who won the tournament in 1982, was the last Indian man to make the finals in Hong Kong. Verma is only the second Indian man to make the finals of a Super Series event. Kidambi Srikanth, who was the first Indian to do so, won the China Open in 2014 and the Indian Open last year.Here are five things to know about Sameer Verma:Early storyHe was born in Madhya Pradesh and has been training with the Gopichand Badminton Academy since 2010.His elder brother Sourabh Verma is also a badminton player, who is currently ranked 45th in the world. Sorabh won the Chinese Taipei Masters earlier this year.Initial successHe won silver at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships and the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2011.His first international title came in 2013 when he won the mens singles event at the Bahrain International Series.Form in 2015He won the TATA Open and Bangladesh Open in 2015. Verma, who was ranked 262nd at the start of 2015, saw a jump in his rankings in 2016. He achieved his career-best ranking of 35 in March.Recent formVermas best performance this year came at the Bitburger Open, where he made the semifinals, losing to eventual champion Yuqi Shi.He also won the senior national championships this year.Playing styleVerma is known for his wristy play at the net and has solid retrieval shills. However, he has a tendency to be erratic with his smashes and isnt as powerful as some of the other Indian players. Hunter Renfrow Womens Jersey . Olli Jokinen, Mark Scheifele, and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg won 5-2, handing Calgary its record-setting seventh consecutive loss on home ice. Foster Moreau Raiders Jersey . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. https://www.raiderssportsgoods.com/Women...nverted-Jersey/ . The showiest items on Calgarys lot were forwards Mike Cammalleri and Lee Stempniak. Both will be unrestricted free agents this summer. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Charleston Southern?was without 13 players, including 10 starters, for Saturdays 52-8 loss to No. 3 Florida State?because of one-game suspensions for an NCAA violation.The players were suspended for spending scholarship money allocated for books on other items, the school announced Friday. Among the purchases that violated NCAA rules were food and headphones, sources told ESPN.com. Charleston Southern self-reported the financial aid violations to the NCAA.The suspensions among the starters included two running backs, a wide receiver, four offensive linemen, two safeties and a defensive tackle. Senior Ben Robinson, a Tallahassee native, was one of the suspended running backs and watched the game from the stands with his family.Despite the depleted roster, coach Jamey Chadwell said he didnt want it to be a pity party. Dont feel sorry for us.Before the game, a Charleston Southern spokesman declined to name the suspended players.Defensive back D.J. Curl was reinstated for Saturdays game after the NCAA cleared him. He flew to Tallahassee Saturday morning.A total of 31 Charleston Southern players will end up serving one-game suspensions for NCCAA violations. Jim Otto Youth Jersey. Two players have yet to serve their suspensions, and a Charleston Southern spokesman said the school is working with the NCAA to decide which game the final two will miss.Under NCAA rules, student-athletes may purchase books and school supplies with the financial aid provided to them to purchase books. Other items cannot be covered by that financial aid.Charleston Southern, the seventh-ranked team in FCS, was not likely to challenge Florida State even with all its players. The Buccaneers (1-2) fell behind 28-0 in the first quarter but averted a shutout when Robert Mitchell threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Kameron Brown late in the second quarter.I am proud ... of the way our guys competed, Chadwell said. We focused on who was there. Those guys got an opportunity against a top team and did some good things. I was proud of the way they competed. Yeah, they messed up some things too.Florida State paid Charleston Southern $475,000 for the game.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '