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Quarters are not enough for Kiran
Updated On: 06 June, 2023 01:55 PM IST | Mumbai | Sundari Iyer
After his Last 8 finish at the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament, India shuttler George wants to be in the Top 30 of the BWF rankings by the end of this year
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India shuttler Kiran George. PIC/Badminton Association of India
INDIA shuttler Kiran George aims to work harder to achieve his short-term goal of improving his BWF (Badminton World Federation) ranking after his 16-21, 17-21 defeat to Toma Junior Popov of France in the quarter-finals of Thailand Open Super 500 tournament last week.
George, 23, who made it to the main round through the qualifiers, had some fine wins in Bangkok. George had defeated third seed and World No. 9 Shi Yu Qi of China in the first round and then got the better of another Chinese, World No. 26 Weng Hong Yang in the pre-quarters. It was for the first time that George, the 2022 Odisha Open winner, had reached the quarter-final at a BWF World Tour Super 500 event. Talking about his experience at the Thailand Open, the World No. 59 told www.mid-day.com: "Overall, it was a good experience. My toughest match was against Shi Yu Qi. Personally, I’m not satisfied with the result. I am aware that I have to work even harder to reach the top and win titles. This is not enough."
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