For Kumar, who has played a handful of tournaments in Australia, every event has proved an education. In the latest event in Victoria, he started off well beating Jong Myoung Park of Korea in the first round 14-12, 11-9, 11-8.
England's Lewis Doughty was his next victim 11-7, 11-8, 11-4. Beating England's Josh Master in the quarterfinal proved a tough task but the Indian prevailed 12-10, 6-11, 11-8,11-3 in 65 minutes.