Kiran George will take on Alex Lanier in a men's singles second round match of the ongoing Indian Open 2025 at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi on Thursday (January 16, 2025). Watch the George vs Lanier badminton match live. (More Badminton News)
๐งThe 24-year-old from Kerala is the lone Indian alive in the men's singles event. Compatriots Lakshya Sen (2022 champion), Kidambi Srikanth (2015 champion), HS Prannoy, and Priyanshu Rajawat have suffered opening round exits.
๐ บGeorge and Srikanth entered the fray after the withdrawals of top-seed Shi Yu Qi of China and Indonesian Anthony Ginting. On the opening day of the BWF Super 750 event, George defeated Yushi Tanaka of Japan in an hour and 11 minutes long thriller (21-19, 14-21, 27-25) to make the second round.
เฝงThe Kochi resident has two BWF World Tour titles -- Odisha Open 2022 and Indonesia Masters 2023 -- both Super 100 events.
๐ผThe world number 38 has a 2-0 lead in the head-to-head record against his higher-ranked opponent Lanier (17) with both wins coming in three games, each time from a game down -- 12-21, 21-18, 22-20 at Indonesia Masters 2024 qualifiers and 18-21, 22-20, 21-18 at Swiss Open 2024.
โLanier defeated fourth-seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 21-11, 14-21, 21-14 in their opener. The 19-year-old is the first-ever French player to win a BWF World Tour Super 750 event, a feat achieved at Japan Open 2024.
Kiran George Vs Alex Lanier, India Open 2025 Second Round Match Facts
Match:๐ฏ Kiran George Vs Alex Lanier, Men's Singles, Second Round
When:๐ Thursday, January 16, 2:45 PM (IST) - Timing subject to change.
How to watch: The live streaming ๐ of India Open 2025 will be available on Jio Cinema, FanCode and the BWF YouTube channel. The India Open will also be telecast live on the Sports 18-3 TV channel in India.
