Iksan City (South Korea). Indian shuttler Kiran George entered the men’s singles quarterfinals by defeating third seed Chi Yu Jen of Chinese Taipei at the BWF Super 300 badminton tournament Korea Masters here on Thursday. World number 41 George, the only Indian participating in the tournament, registered a 21-17, 19-21, 21-17 win over Jen and moved into the top eight, where he will face Japan’s Takuma Obayashi. Will be from. Jane led by one point at the first midgame break, but Kiran George quickly took the lead after the resumption of play and took the first game. In the second game, the Chinese Taipei shuttler made a comeback and equalized despite saving three game points at Kiran’s end.
The deciding game was thrilling until George won five consecutive points to take a 20–14 lead. Jane saved three game points, but could not stop the Indian from winning the match in one hour and 15 minutes. Earlier, Kiran George had to fight hard to defeat Vietnam’s Nguyen Hai Dang 15-21, 21-12, 21-15 in the opening round. India’s Ayush Shetty (men’s singles) and Imad Farooqui Samia (women’s singles) were also in the entry list for the tournament, but both have withdrawn.