Artic Open badminton: George stuns World No 25 Wei

October 09, 2024 22:27 IST

Kiran George

IMAGE: Kiran George won in straight games against World No 25 Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei at the Arctic Open Super 500 tournament. Photograph: BAI Media/X

Indian qualifier Kiran George shocked World No 25 Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei in straight games as star shuttler Lakshya Sen got a walkover to advance into the men's singles pre-quarterfinals of the Arctic Open Super 500

tournament in Vantaa, Finland, on Wednesday.

George defeated Wang 23-21, 21-18 in a 53-minute contest to secure his maiden win over his rival from three exchanges.

George will be up against World No 5 Joantan Christie of Indonesia in the last-16.

Sen, who lost out on a maiden Olympic medal in Paris after losing in the bronze medal play-off contest, advanced after his opponent Rasmus Gemke withdrew from the opening round match. He will face seventh seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei.

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