<p>Following a successful outing at the World Championships last week in Guangzhou, top Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap wants to continue his form for the rest of the season.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Hyderabadi said that though he was disappointed with his men’s singles quarterfinal loss on Friday, he was happy with the way he performed in China.<br /><br />“I was in great form and was doing really well in the tournament. Although I missed my chance to win a medal, I am happy with the way I played throughout. I wanted to do well at the Worlds as I had trained very hard for it. Now I want to focus on my game and maintain my form for the rest of the season,” Kashyap said.<br /><br />The 26-year-old was at matchpoint in the second game of the quarterfinal against Chinese World No 3 Pengyu Du but failed to convert it and win at least the bronze by reaching the last four stage.<br /><br />“I was one point away and I could not convert it into a medal; that is obviously disappointing. But on the other side I am happy to have reached the last eight by beating top players.”<br /><br />Asked how is he planning to handle pressure situations, the World No 17 said: “Probably I need to keep a little more check on how to approach these situations and finish off these matches. I will have to sit down with my coach and discuss it.<br /><br />“At matchpoint, there was a thought that I could get the medal and at least assure my country gets a bronze. But in that situation, you really cannot do much because the sport is so quick. You need to serve and win the point immediately which did not happen this time.”<br /><br />The World Championships was also India’s best ever outing with Saina Nehwal reaching the quarters and PV Sindhu winning a bronze in the women’s singles event.<br /><br />“India is doing pretty well right now on the international circuit. We had a great result as three of us made it to the quarterfinals. I wish all three could have won the medal but unfortunately Saina was sick during the tournament. She had diarrhoea and didn’t have energy. I too missed it but I am really happy for Sindhu.<br /><br /> She totally deserved it,” added Kashyap, who is also the icon player for Banga Beats in the Indian Badminton League.</p>
<p>Following a successful outing at the World Championships last week in Guangzhou, top Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap wants to continue his form for the rest of the season.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Hyderabadi said that though he was disappointed with his men’s singles quarterfinal loss on Friday, he was happy with the way he performed in China.<br /><br />“I was in great form and was doing really well in the tournament. Although I missed my chance to win a medal, I am happy with the way I played throughout. I wanted to do well at the Worlds as I had trained very hard for it. Now I want to focus on my game and maintain my form for the rest of the season,” Kashyap said.<br /><br />The 26-year-old was at matchpoint in the second game of the quarterfinal against Chinese World No 3 Pengyu Du but failed to convert it and win at least the bronze by reaching the last four stage.<br /><br />“I was one point away and I could not convert it into a medal; that is obviously disappointing. But on the other side I am happy to have reached the last eight by beating top players.”<br /><br />Asked how is he planning to handle pressure situations, the World No 17 said: “Probably I need to keep a little more check on how to approach these situations and finish off these matches. I will have to sit down with my coach and discuss it.<br /><br />“At matchpoint, there was a thought that I could get the medal and at least assure my country gets a bronze. But in that situation, you really cannot do much because the sport is so quick. You need to serve and win the point immediately which did not happen this time.”<br /><br />The World Championships was also India’s best ever outing with Saina Nehwal reaching the quarters and PV Sindhu winning a bronze in the women’s singles event.<br /><br />“India is doing pretty well right now on the international circuit. We had a great result as three of us made it to the quarterfinals. I wish all three could have won the medal but unfortunately Saina was sick during the tournament. She had diarrhoea and didn’t have energy. I too missed it but I am really happy for Sindhu.<br /><br /> She totally deserved it,” added Kashyap, who is also the icon player for Banga Beats in the Indian Badminton League.</p>