# Kiran George

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Indian badminton player (born 2000)

Kiran George Personal information Born (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 26) Kochi, Kerala, India Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Sport Country India Sport Badminton Handedness Right Coached by Yoo Yong-sung Men's singles Highest ranking 34 (7 May 2024) Current ranking 48 (14 April 2026) BWF profile Medal record Men's badminton Representing India Thomas Cup 2026 Horsens Men's team

**Kiran George** (born 11 February 2000) is an Indian [badminton](/source/Badminton) player.[1][2] He has competed in the [2020 Thomas Cup](/source/2020_Thomas_%26_Uber_Cup) and [2022 Asian Team Championships](/source/2022_Badminton_Asia_Team_Championships).[3]

## Career

### 2021–22

In 2021, Kiran George's first tournament played was the [Orléans Masters](/source/2021_Orl%C3%A9ans_Masters) where lost to [Brice Leverdez](/source/Brice_Leverdez) in the 3rd round.[4] In September, Kiran played in the [Polish International](/source/Polish_International) where he won the tournament beating [Jason Teh](/source/Jason_Teh) in the finals winning his first ever tournament since the [Ghana International](/source/Ghana_International) in 2019.[5] He also reached the semis of the [Welsh International](/source/Welsh_International) but lost to [Siril Verma](/source/Siril_Verma).

In 2022, Kiran started the year by playing in 3 BWF world tour tournaments including the [India Open](/source/2022_India_Open_(badminton)) Which he lost the first round and the [Syed Modi International](/source/2022_Syed_Modi_International) which he also lost the first round and the [Odisha Open](/source/2022_Odisha_Open) which he won the title beating [Priyanshu Rajawat](/source/Priyanshu_Rajawat) to win his first ever [BWF World Tour](/source/BWF_World_Tour) title.[6] He competed at the [2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships](/source/2022_Badminton_Asia_Team_Championships) but was eliminated at the group stage. First he lost to Korean [Kim Joo-wan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kim_Joo-wan&action=edit&redlink=1) by the score of 18-21 and 14-21 then he lost to Hong Kong's [Chan Yin Chak](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chan_Yin_Chak&action=edit&redlink=1) in the score of 13-21,21-17 and 9-21 and finally [Ikhsan Rumbay](/source/Ikhsan_Rumbay) in the score of 13-21, 21-17 and 10-21.

### 2023

In Thailand Open BWF Super 500, he pulled off a major upset win against then World No 1 [Shi Yuqi](/source/Shi_Yuqi) of China.[7]

### 2025

In India Open BWF Super 750, he reached the quarterfinals by defeating the errorless 18 year old Frenchmen Alex Lanier. [8]

## Achievements

### World Tour (3 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation) (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Odisha Masters Super 100 Priyanshu Rajawat 21–15, 14–21, 21–18 Winner 2023 Indonesia Masters (I) Super 100 Koo Takahashi 21–19, 22–20 Winner 2025 Odisha Masters Super 100 Muhamad Yusuf 21–14, 13–21, 21–16 Winner

### International Challenge / Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2019 Ghana International Ade Resky Dwicahyo 25–23, 21–19 Winner 2021 Polish International Jason Teh 13–21, 21–14, 21–13 Winner 2022 Polish Open Lee Chia-hao 21–15, 21–14 Winner 2022 Denmark Masters Lu Chia-hung 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up

- [BWF International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament

- [BWF International Series](/source/BWF_International_Series) tournament

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Profile: Kiran George"](https://bwfbadminton.com/player/68317/kiran-george). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Parker, Ubaid (27 September 2021). ["Polish International 2021: India's Kiran George wins singles title, Ishaan Bhatnagar-Sai Pratheek clinch doubles"](https://olympics.com/en/news/polish-international-2021-badminton-india-players-results-title). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Nayse, Suhas. ["I'm really excited to play in Thomas Cup for first time and I hope to do well for India"](https://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/news-i-m-really-excited-play-thomas-cup-first-time-i-hope-well-india-says-kiran-george). SportsKeeda. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Badminton, Go. ["Kiran George Orléans Masters"](https://www.facebook.com/gobadminton/photos/a.319493891824926/1194278411013132/?type=3). *Facebook*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Parker, Ubaid (27 September 2021). ["Polish International 2021: India's Kiran George wins singles title, Ishaan Bhatnagar-Sai Pratheek clinch doubles"](https://olympics.com/en/news/polish-international-2021-badminton-india-players-results-title). International Olympic Committees. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** The, Bridge. ["Kiran George wins gold"](https://thebridge.in/badminton/odisha-open-final-womens-mens-singles-live-updates-scores-28770).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Basu, Hindol (17 January 2025). ["MSN"](https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/general/kiran-george-a-ray-of-hope-for-india/ar-AA1xlj15?ocid=BingNewsVerp&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1). *www.msn.com*. MSN. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Mohanarangan, Vinayakk (17 January 2025). ["India Open Super 750: Kiran George's stirring fightback the highlight; Satwik-Chirag and PV Sindhu post contrasting wins"](https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/india-open-kiran-george-fightback-satwik-chirag-pv-sindhu-win-9782932/). *The Indian Express*. Indian Express. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). ["BWF Launches New Events Structure"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/). [Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation). Archived from [the original](http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/) on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). ["Action-Packed Season Ahead!"](http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/). Badminton World Federation. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/) from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

## External links

- [Kiran George](https://bwfbadminton.com/player/68317) at [BWFBadminton.com](/source/Badminton_World_Federation)

- [Kiran George](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/5955AC97-E24C-4550-AE1D-64A5E1F97345) at [BWF.TournamentSoftware.com](/source/Badminton_World_Federation) (archived)

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