Top Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal went down fighting to higher-ranked local contender Ryu Seung Min 3-4 in the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals in Seoul, South Korea on Saturday.

World number 48 Sharath Kamal lost 3-11, 9-11, 11-1, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10, 8-11 to his South Korean opponent, the 2004 Athens Olympics [ Images ] gold medallist now ranked 16th in the world.

On Friday, Sharath Kamal had beaten another South Korean Lee Sang Su after saving eight match points in a thriller of a pre-quarterfinal match.

Sixteen players who amass maximum points in the ITTF calendar year get to play in the year-ending tournament.

Sharath Kamal and Subhajit Saha had also lost 0-4 (8-11, 1-11, 3-11, 7-11) to Singapore duo of Gao Ning and Yang Zi in the doubles quarter-finals on Friday.

The Indian pair had beaten the same Singaporeans in the 2009 Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow and the Commonwealth Games [ Images ] in New Delhi [ Images ].