Kiran George Upsets Former World Champion In Swiss Open On Mixed Day For Indian Shuttlers

Last Updated:March 11, 2026, 22:45 IST

Kiran George beat Loh Kean Yew at the Swiss Open. Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto won their match. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached the round of 16.

Kiran George achieved an impressive straight-game victory over former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in a mixed day for Indian shuttlers at the Swiss Open on Wednesday.

Kiran, ranked 42nd in the world, defeated third seed Loh 23-21, 21-19 in his opening round match, setting up a clash with Hong Kong’s Jason Gunawan. Gunawan ended the campaign of former world no. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, who lost 21-15, 12-21, 4-21 in another round of 32 match.

Mixed Day For India

The Indian mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also secured an upset win over fourth seeds Jesper Toft and Amalie Magelund of Denmark, with a score of 21-15, 21-14 in their opening match. They will face China’s Gao Jia Xuan and Wu Meng Ying next.

However, several Indian players, including Ayush Shetty and Tanvi Sharma, exited in the opening round of the Super 300 tournament. In the men’s singles, Ayush Shetty, the US Open champion, lost 18-21, 19-21 to Canada’s Brian Yang, while Chinese Taipei’s Chiu Pin-Chian defeated Unnati Hooda 21-14, 21-14 in the women’s singles.

Top seed Putri Kusuma Wardani of Indonesia easily overcame India’s Tanvi Sharma 21-11, 21-10 in a one-sided contest that lasted just 30 minutes. India also faced a setback as HS Prannoy, the 2023 World Championships bronze medallist, gave a walkover to Japan’s Koki Watanabe.

The mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde suffered a 19-21, 14-21 loss to fifth seeds Ruttanapak Oupthong and Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat of Thailand.

Meanwhile, late on Tuesday, the world no. 4 men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the round of 16 with a 21-19, 21-19 win over Singapore’s Eng Keat Wesley Koh and Junsuke Kubo. H Amsakarunan and M R Arjun also progressed with a 21-16, 24-22 win over Chinese Taipei’s Chen Zhi Ray and Lin Yu Chieh.

(With inputs from Agencies)

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