New Delhi: India had a mixed performance at the Swiss Open on Wednesday, registering some impressive wins but also a few early exits. The biggest highlight came from Kieran George, who defeated Singapore’s former world champion Law Kin Yew in straight sets. Kieran, ranked 42nd in the world, defeated the third seed 23-21, 21-19 in the first round and will next face Hong Kong player Jason Gunawan. However, Gunawan eliminated the former world no. Kidabi Srikanthdefeated him 21-15, 12-21, 21-4 in the top 32.The Indian team also celebrated an upset victory in the mixed doubles match, as Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Krasto defeated the fourth-seeded Danish pair of Jesper Toft and Amalie Magrund 21-15, 21-14. In the next round they will face China’s Gao Jiaxuan and Wu Mengying.Despite these wins, several Indian badminton players were eliminated early in the Super 300 tournament. In men’s singles, US Open champion Ayush Shetty lost to Canadian Brian Young 18-21, 19-21. In women’s singles, Unati Huda lost to Chinese Taipei player Qiu Pinqian 21-14, 21-14, while top seed Indonesian player Putri Kusuma Wardani easily defeated Indian player Tanvi Sharma 21-11, 21-10 in just 30 minutes.India has also suffered setbacks HS PranoiThe 2023 World Championships bronze medalist easily defeated Japan’s Koki Watanabe. In the mixed doubles, Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gad lost to Thailand’s fifth-seeded pair Rutanapak Uphong/Janicha Surjaprat 19-21, 14-21 and were eliminated.On a positive note, India’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Defeated Singaporean players Xu Yingjie and Junsuke Kubo 21-19, 21-19 to advance to the top 16. H Amsakarunan and MR Arjun also advanced after defeating Chinese Taipei’s Chen Zhilei and Lin Yujie 21-16, 24-22.
