Badminton, Arctic Open Super 500: Lakshya Sen, Kiran George advance to pre-quarters
Kiran George beat Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei 23-21, 21-18.
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Indian men’s singles shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Kiran George, on Wednesday, advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the 2024 Arctic Open Super 500 in Vantaa, Finland.
Sen, who was marking his return two months after a fourth-place finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was given a walkover to the second round. His opponent Rasmus Gemke of Denmark pulled out of the contest at the last minute, handing the Indian a spot in the Round of 16.
Kiran, meanwhile, beat Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei 23-21, 21-18 in straight games to earn his spot in the pre-quarters.
The 25-year-old Kiran overcame a stiff challenge against the world No 25 in a contest which lasted 53 minutes.
The Indian shuttler did not have the best of starts, trailing 2-7 but fought to level up at 15-15. He took a 19-16 lead before Wang neutralised it and threatened to run away with the opening game. Kiran, however, maintained his composure under pressure to win it 23-21.
Kiran once again came down from an early 4-9 deficit in the second game to equalise at 13-13. There were no last moment hiccups this time around as he took the second game 21-18 and send the higher ranked shuttler packing.
Kiran will next take on the reigning Asian...
