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Sankar Subramanian upsets Antonsen at Swiss Open
The Indian shuttler will now look to continue his strong form against Popov in the quarterfinals.
Sankar Muthusamy at the BWF World Junior Championships / BWF
India's Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian defeated world No. 2 Anders Antonsen of Denmark, on March 20, to advance to the men's singles quarterfinals of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament.
Subramanian, a silver medalist at the 2022 World Junior Championships and currently ranked No. 64 in the world, won the match 18-21, 21-12, 21-5 in 66 minutes.
The 21-year-old from Tamil Nadu showed strong defense and capitalized on Antonsen’s errors to secure the victory. He will next face world No. 31 Christo Popov of France, scheduled for March 21 in Basel, Switzerland, who has had a strong season with titles at the German and Hylo Opens.
Subramanian is the only Indian singles player left in the tournament.
All set for Popov️
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 21, 2025
The Junior World ChampionshipSankar Subramanianstunned WR2 #AndersAntonsen in a thriller of a match 18-21,21-12,21-5 in R16 to reach the QF of #SwissOpen2025. This is the biggest upset Sankar has made so far!! #SwissOpenSuper300 #badminton #bai… pic.twitter.com/jNEgefYHDb
Additionally, in women’s doubles, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also reached the quarterfinals after defeating Germany’s Amelie Lehmann and Selin Hubsch 21-12, 21-8.
Other Indian players faced early exits. Isharani Baruah put up a strong fight but lost 19-21, 21-18, 18-21 to China’s Han Qian Xi in a 63-minute battle. Anupama Upadhyaya fell to Indonesia’s world No. 11 Putri Kusuma Wardani, 17-21, 19-21, in another women's singles match.
In mixed doubles, Sathish Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath were unable to advance, losing 14-21, 16-21 to Taiwan’s Liu Kuang Heng and Jheng Yu Chieh.
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