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Kiran George (born 11 February 2000) is an Indian badminton player.[1][2] He has competed in the 2020 Thomas Cup and 2022 Asian Team Championships.[3]
Career
2021–22
In 2021, Kiran George's first tournament played was the Orléans Masters where lost to Brice Leverdez in the 3rd round.[4] In September, Kiran played in the Polish International where he won the tournament beating Jason Teh in the finals winning his first ever tournament since the Ghana International in 2019.[5] He also reached the semis of the Welsh International but lost to Siril Verma.
In 2022, Kiran started the year by playing in 3 BWF world tour tournaments including the India Open Which he lost the first round and the Syed Modi International which he also lost the first round and the Odisha Open which he won the title beating Priyanshu Rajawat to win his first ever BWF World Tour title.[6] He competed at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships but was eliminated at the group stage. First he lost to Korean Kim Joo-wan by the score of 18-21 and 14-21 then he lost to Hong Kong's Chan Yin Chak in the score of 13-21,21-17 and 9-21 and finally Ikhsan Rumbay in the score of 13-21, 21-17 and 10-21.
2023
In Thailand Open BWF Super 500, he pulled off a major upset win against then World No 1 Shi Yuqi of China.[7]
2025
In India Open BWF Super 750, he reached the quarterfinals by defeating the errorless 18 year old Frenchmen Alex Lanier. [8]
Achievements
World Tour (3 titles)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 | Template:Flagicon Priyanshu Rajawat | 21–15, 14–21, 21–18 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
| 2023 | Indonesia Masters (I) | Super 100 | Template:Flagicon Koo Takahashi | 21–19, 22–20 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
| 2025 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 | Template:Flagicon Muhamad Yusuf | 21–14, 13–21, 21–16 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
International Challenge / Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ghana International | Template:Flagicon Ade Resky Dwicahyo | 25–23, 21–19 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
| 2021 | Polish International | Template:Flagicon Jason Teh | 13–21, 21–14, 21–13 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
| 2022 | Polish Open | Template:Flagicon Lee Chia-hao | 21–15, 21–14 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
| 2022 | Denmark Masters | Template:Flagicon Lu Chia-hung | 18–21, 11–21 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up |
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References
- ↑ Profile: Kiran George. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ↑ Polish International 2021: India's Kiran George wins singles title, Ishaan Bhatnagar-Sai Pratheek clinch doubles, Parker, Ubaid. International Olympic Committee(27 September 2021). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ↑ I'm really excited to play in Thomas Cup for first time and I hope to do well for India, Nayse, Suhas. SportsKeeda. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ↑ Kiran George Orléans Masters. Facebook.
- ↑ Polish International 2021: India's Kiran George wins singles title, Ishaan Bhatnagar-Sai Pratheek clinch doubles, Parker, Ubaid. International Olympic Committees(27 September 2021). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ↑ Kiran George wins gold.
- ↑ MSN. www.msn.com(17 January 2025). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ India Open Super 750: Kiran George’s stirring fightback the highlight; Satwik-Chirag and PV Sindhu post contrasting wins. The Indian Express(17 January 2025). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ BWF Launches New Events Structure, Alleyne, Gayle. Badminton World Federation(19 March 2017). Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ Action-Packed Season Ahead!, Sukumar, Dev. Badminton World Federation(10 January 2018). Retrieved 15 January 2018.