21-year-old Indian Sankar Subramanian stuns world no. 2 Antonsen at Swiss Open badminton tournament | Badminton News

NEW DELHI: Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, a 21-year-old Indian badminton participant from Tamil Nadu, triggered a significant upset by defeating world no. 2 Anders Antonsen of Denmark in an exciting three-game contest at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament. With the win, he has now entered the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Subramanian, presently ranked sixty fourth within the world and a silver medallist at the 2022 World Junior Championships, showcased a formidable show of defence to beat the three-time World Championships medalist with a rating of 18-21, 21-12, 21-5 in a 66-minute match.
In the ladies’s doubles occasion, the Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand superior to the semifinals with a scientific 21-18, 21-14 win over Hong Kong’s Pui Lam Yeung and Nga Ting Yeung.
The Indian duo maintained management all through the match, apart from a quick interval when their opponents levelled the rating at 15-15 within the first set.
Subramanian’s victory over Antonsen is taken into account one of many largest wins of his profession and a confidence booster as he transitions into the senior ranks.
In the quarterfinals, he’ll face world no. 31 Christo Popov of France, a 2019 World Junior Championships silver medalist who had a powerful 2024 marketing campaign, claiming titles at the German and Hylo Opens.
Among different Indian gamers, Isharani Baruah put up a valiant struggle however misplaced 19-21, 21-18, 18-21 to China’s Han Qian Xi, whereas Anupama Upadhyaya was ousted by Indonesia’s world no. 11 Putri Kusuma Wardani with a rating of 17-21, 19-21.
The blended doubles pair of Sathish Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath additionally had a tricky outing, happening 14-21, 16-21 to Liu Kuang Heng and Jheng Yu Chieh.