Badminton Asia Championship 2025: Another Disappointing Day For Indian Shuttlers

 

The Indian shuttlers had a disappointing outing as most of them were knocked out in the 2nd round of the prestigious Badminton Asia Championship 2025 played at Ningbo, China on 10th April.

Kiran George went down fighting to Kulvant Vitisdarn of Thailand. The first game was a closely fought affair as both players got alternate points. It ebbed and flowed till the end before Kiran won the first set with a narrow scoreline of 21-19. Kulvant showed his domination in the second game putting enough pressure on Kiran, winning it easily by 21-13.

The third game began on an even keel with both players fighting for each point. During the mid-game break, Kulvant had a slender lead. After the break, it was a tough fight before the Thai player showed his class to take points in succession to win the deciding game by 21-16. It was a superb performance by Kiran who showed great fighting spirit to take Kulvant right down the wire.

Pranshu Rajawat suffered a straight-game loss to Kodai Naraoka of Japan. The Indian looked out of sorts in the first set with unforced errors. Kodai won the first game easily by 21-14. The second game saw a much-fought contest between 17-17. Kodai scored 4 points in succession to win it by 21-17 to move into the quarterfinals.

PV Sindhu went down fighting to Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in three games. The first game was a one-way traffic with Yamaguchi putting enough pressure on Sindhu. Yamaguchi won the first game easily by 21-11. PV Sindhu made a strong comeback in the second game playing aggressive badminton. Yamaguchi tried her best, but Sindhu showed her class to win the second game with a scoreline of 21-16.

The third game saw Yamaguchi starting on an aggressive note with 4 points in a row and continued to maintain the momentum till the end. Despite her efforts, Yamaguchi held onto her nerves winning the deciding game by 21-16 to move into the quarterfinals.

The mixed doubles pairing of Dhruv Kapila & Tanisha Crasto defeated HW Ye & NG Chan of Chinese Taipei in three games. It was a terrible start for the Indian pairing losing the first game by 12-21. Kapila and Tanisha made a strong comeback, winning the next two games by 21-16, & 21-18 to move into the quarterfinals. They will Hong Kong pair of Tang CM & Tse YS.

Results of Indian Shuttlers in Round 2 of Badminton Asia Championship 2025.

1.      Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto defeated HW Ye & NG Chan (Mixed Doubles)- 12-21, 21-16, 21-18

2.      PV Sindhu lost to Akane Yamaguchi (Women’ Singles)- 11-21, 21-16, 16-21

3.      Kiran George lost to Kulvant Vitisdarn (Men’s Singles)- 21-19, 13-21, 16-21

4.      Pranshu Rajawat lost to Kodai Naraoka (Men’s Singles)- 14-21, 17-21.

 

 


                                   PV Sindhu, Pranshu Rajawat, Kiran George loses in the second round of Badminton Asia Championship 2025. 

 

 

 

 

 

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