Kiran George stuns World No.13 Toma Junior Popov to enter Hylo Open quarterfinals

In Badminton, India’s Kiran George stunned world No 13 Toma Junior Popov of France to enter the men’s singles quarterfinals of Hylo Open Super 500 tournament at Saarbrucken in Germany today. World No.38 Kiran defeated eighth seed Popov 18-21, 21-18, 21-19 in a 69-minute thriller. Earlier, Lakshya Sen bagged his spot in the men’s singles quarterfinals. Lakshya eased past compatriot S Subramanian 21-14, 21-11 in a pre-quarterfinal match. In Women’s singles, Rakshitha Ramesh reached quarterfinal defeating Shriyanshi Valishetty 19-21, 21-8, 21-13 in another pre-quarterfinal match today.