Orleans Masters 2025 Badminton: HS Prannoy Triumphs, Ayush Shetty Shocks Ex-World Champion Loh Kean Yew
Patiala, March 05, 2025 (Sports Desk)
The Orleans Masters 2025 badminton tournament saw impressive performances from Indian players on Wednesday, with HS Prannoy securing a hard-fought victory and young Ayush Shetty stealing the spotlight by defeating former world champion Loh Kean Yew. Kidambi Srikanth also advanced to the pre-quarterfinals, while Malvika Bansod retired mid-match due to injury, and Unnati Hooda fell to top seed An Se-young.
World No. 30 HS Prannoy marked his return to the BWF World Tour with a gritty win over Chinese Taipei’s Wang Tzu-wei, ranked 24th, at the Palais des Sports in France. The match lasted an hour and nine minutes, with Prannoy prevailing 21-11, 20-22, 21-9. This victory improved his head-to-head record against Wang to 7-2. Next up, Prannoy faces a tougher challenge against second seed Lin Chun-yi of Chinese Taipei, ranked world No. 14.
The day’s biggest upset came from world No. 48 Ayush Shetty, who stunned Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew—ranked 12th and a former world champion—in just 36 minutes. Shetty dominated the third-seeded player 21-17, 21-9 in the BWF Super 300 event and will now take on Hong Kong China’s Jason Gunawan in the pre-quarterfinals.
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Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth also moved forward, defeating Japan’s Koo Takahashi 21-19, 21-14 in a 40-minute clash. His next opponent is top seed Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia, ranked world No. 8 and a former world champion.
However, it wasn’t all smooth sailing for India. World No. 28 Malvika Bansod retired from her women’s singles match against Japan’s Riko Gunji due to injury, trailing 21-6, 15-6. Kiran George exited the men’s singles after losing to Singapore’s Jason Teh 15-21, 21-16, 21-10. Meanwhile, 55th-ranked Unnati Hooda put up a fight but fell 21-9, 21-15 to world No. 1 An Se-young of South Korea.
In mixed doubles, Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Gadde edged out Chinese Taipei’s Ye Hong Wei and Nicole Gonzales Chan in a thrilling 20-22, 24-22, 21-16 battle. However, Ashith Surya and Amrutha Pramuthesh were ousted by Malaysia’s Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei, 21-10, 21-15.
Orleans Masters 2025: Indian Results and Scores
Men’s Singles
- HS Prannoy bt Wang Tzu-wei (TPE) 21-11, 20-22, 21-9
- Kidambi Srikanth bt Koo Takahashi (JPN) 21-19, 21-14
- Ayush Shetty bt Loh Kean Yew (SGP) 21-17, 21-9
- Jason Teh (SGP) bt Kiran George 15-21, 21-16, 21-10
- Nhat Nguyen (IRL) bt Sathish Kumar Karunakaran 21-18, 21-11
Women’s Singles
- Riko Gunji (JPN) bt Malvika Bansod 21-6, 15-6 (retired)
- An Se-young (KOR) bt Unnati Hooda 21-9, 21-15
Mixed Doubles
- Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Gadde bt Ye Hong Wei-Nicole Gonzales Chan (TPE) 20-22, 24-22, 21-16
- Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei (MAS) bt Ashith Surya-Amrutha Pramuthesh 21-10, 21-15
