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 2:42 PM GMT
Two back-to-back points on smashes from Tharun, takes the score back to level terms
Game-2: Tharun Mannepalli (IND) 7-7 Toma Junior Popov (FRA)
- 28 Feb 2025 2:31 PM GMT
Toma had no answers to an aggressive gameplay of Tharun, loses the opening game
Game-1: Tharun Mannepalli (IND) 21-16 Toma Junior Popov (FRA)
- 28 Feb 2025 2:23 PM GMT
Popov's backhand return finds the net as Tharun maintains his 2-point lead
Game-1: Tharun Mannepalli (IND) 15-13 Toma Junior Popov (FRA)
- 28 Feb 2025 2:18 PM GMT
Tharun shows a brilliant aggressive game to take a slight lead at the first mid-game interbal
Game-1: Tharun Mannepalli (IND) 11-9 Toma Junior Popov (FRA)
- 28 Feb 2025 2:05 PM GMT
Tharun and Toma Popov are entering the arena for this opening match of the day
India's Tharun Mannepalli is to take on higher-ranked Toma Junior Popov of France.
- 28 Feb 2025 11:30 AM GMT
Three Indian women's singles players in the quarterfinal
India has three players in the quarterfinals of the women's singles category, and this is the most by any country at this event.
Indian youngsters like Unnati Hooda, Rakshitha Ramraj, and Tasnim Mir have impressed throughout the tournament, claiming some victories against higher-ranked players, and they will be hoping for the same today.
- 28 Feb 2025 10:30 AM GMT
Here is the quarterfinal draw of the men's singles category
In the men's singles quarterfinals draw, there are representatives from 7 different countries, which also included Tharun of India, who had a brilliant run, entering the quarterfinal despite coming from the qualifying stage.
He will face the world no.18 Toma Junior Popov in the quarterfinal, which is the first meeting between the two players.
If he wins the match, his likely semi-final opponent will be Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen.
- 28 Feb 2025 9:20 AM GMT
Here is the Indian schedule for the quarterfinals of the German Open
India has five matches in the quarterfinal, which included four in the singles department and one in the doubles.
