Medan: In Indian men’s singles, Kiran George won the BNI Indonesia Masters 2023 badminton tournament after defeating Japan’s representative Koo Takahashi in the final.

In the match held at GOR Pancing, Medan, North Sumatra, Sunday (10/9/2023) afternoon, the men’s singles ranked 50th in the world stood on the highest podium after defeating the representative of Country of the rising sun. with a score of 21-19, 22-20.

In this singles match, the man born on February 11, 2000 admitted that he did not expect to become champion of the BWF Tour Super 100 tournament.

As an experienced player, the Denmark Masters 2022 finalist played calmer to achieve a back-to-back victory in 56 minutes.

“What an extraordinary victory. “I also didn’t expect to become champion of the BNI Indonesia Masters 2023 tournament. The opponents I faced were also not easy considering there were many talented young and senior players appearing” , Kiran said.

This victory actually ended Kiran’s title drought after his last victory at the 2022 Polish Open tournament. At that time, in the high-level match, Kiran won with a score of 21-15, 21-14 facing the representative of Chinese Taipei, Chia Hao Lee.

“Again, it’s great to be champion again considering I was last champion in 2022. This title is my motivation to be even better in the future,” added the international champion Polish 2021.

During the BNI Indonesia Masters 2023 tournament final, Kiran George was impressed given that the fans also gave their full support even though they were not representatives of the host. According to Kiran, this is very rare and becomes an added motivation when he competes on the field.

“Thank you to the GOR Pancing audience who continue to support me. I didn’t expect them to support me throughout the match. “This victory is also one of those of you who gave us your support from the beginning to the end of the tournament,” concluded the Danish Masters 2022 runner-up.