Badminton
German Open 2025: Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto enter Semifinals, Unnati Hooda exits- Highlights
Catch all the highlights from the quarterfinal stage of the German Open 2025 on Friday.
Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto reached the quarterfinals of the German Open. (Photo credit: All India Radio)
Indian shuttlers are in action at the quarterfinal of the BWF Super 300 tournament, the German Open, at the Westenergie Sports Hall in Ruhr, Germany, on Friday.
Unnati Hooda, Rakshitha Shree Santosh Ramraj, and Tasnim Mir will be in action in the women's singles category, whereas Tharun Mannepalli will be the lone competitor in the men's singles category.
Meanwhile, the mixed doubles pairing of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto is the only Indian doubles pairing in the quarterfinal. The matches are scheduled to start at 7:30 PM IST.
Highlights:
Live Updates
- 28 Feb 2025 4:04 PM GMT
UP NEXT: Rakshitha Ramraj
The young Rakshitha Ramraj will take on the experienced Mia Blichfeldt in the women's singles quarter-finals next.
The two players are out on court 3 and are in the middle of the pre-match warm-up routine.
- 28 Feb 2025 4:00 PM GMT
Dhruv/Tanisha advance!
India's Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto book their spot in the German Open semi-finals. They register a straight games 21-14, 21-17 win over the pair from China.
- 28 Feb 2025 3:50 PM GMT
Dhruv-Tanisha take the opening game
Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto take the opening game of their of their mixed doubles clash against Gao Jia Xuan and Wu Men Ying 21-14.
- 28 Feb 2025 3:18 PM GMT
A valiant effort goes in vain as Tharun exits in the quarterfinals
Tharun ran out of steam in the final quarter and, hence, conceded the deciding game without putting up much of a fight against world no.18 Toma Junior Popov of France.
The young indian showed a spirited performance throughout the competition and even in the first two games today before going down in the final game.
Final Score: Tharun Mannepalli (IND) 21-16, 17-21, 8-21 Toma Junior Popov (FRA)
- 28 Feb 2025 3:09 PM GMT
A deceptive cross-court shot from Popov to take a massive lead at the final mid-game
Game-3: Tharun Mannepalli (IND) 4-11 Toma Junior Popov (FRA)
- 28 Feb 2025 2:58 PM GMT
Popov forces the decider as Tharun's return goes way out of the sidelines
Game-2: Tharun Mannepalli (IND) 17-21 Toma Junior Popov (FRA)
- 28 Feb 2025 2:57 PM GMT
Tharun makes a comeback to close the deficit, but Popov keeps on putting pressure on him
Game-2: Tharun Mannepalli (IND) 17-19 Toma Junior Popov (FRA)
- 28 Feb 2025 2:51 PM GMT
Popov turns defense into attack to win an impressive rally, gains a big lead
Game-2: Tharun Mannepalli (IND) 12-16 Toma Junior Popov (FRA)
- 28 Feb 2025 2:47 PM GMT
A service error from Tharun as Popov takes a narrow lead at the mid-game interval
Game-2: Tharun Mannepalli (IND) 10-11 Toma Junior Popov (FRA)
