Indian shuttlers finished their campaign at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour with two dominant wins at the Odisha Masters Super 100 held in Bhubaneswar. On Sunday, December 14, 2025, teenage sensation Unnati Hooda won the women’s singles while Kiran George bagged the men’s title.
The women’s singles final match was a contest between two Indian players, including Unnati and Isharani Baruah. But it was Unnati who ended with the advantage and showcased a classy yet dominant performance to defeat Baruah in the first game sets of 21-17, 21-10.
Unnati’s win and qualification in the finals were the first of the 2025 season. At the Syed Modi International and Hylo Open in Germany, she only reached the semi-finals. With this victory, she is aiming to continue this momentum, performing in major tournaments of the 2026 season.
Earlier, top seed Unnati defeated Thailand’s Tidapron Kleebyeesun by sets of 21-7, 21-14 in a 25-minute game to secure her place in the quarter-finals of the women’s singles event. She continued her run there, defeating India’s Anupama Upadhyaya in sets of 21-16, 21-15 and qualified for the semifinals. In the semi-finals, Unnati faced dominance from Tasnim Mir, who took the lead in the first round at 21-18. However, Unnati stood up and won the game with straight wins in the next two rounds by 21-16, 21-16.
Meanwhile, in the men’s singles category, India’s Kiran George underwent a hard-fought battle against Indonesia’s Mohamed Yusuf. In the opening round, Kiran took the lead and claimed a comfortable win by 21-14. But things changed in the second round when Yusuf started to put the pressure on Kiran and won the round after leading by eight points to end the score at 21-13.
With both Kiran and Yusuf leading with one point each, the third round went into the decider, and this time Kiran was calm and composed and went on to win the round and the game by 21-16.
Earlier in the quarter-finals, Kiran took a commanding victory over Rithvik Sanjeevi by 21-11, 21-17 win in a 33-minute game. Later, in the semi-finals clash, the second seed defeated his fellow compatriot Rounak Chuhan by sets of 21-19, 8-21, 21-18.
India’s mixed doubles pair of Sathwik Kanapuram and Reshika Uthayasooriyan, however, lost their run after their exit in the semi-final match against the Indonesian pair.
