Kiran, Rahul Enter Main Draw of Dutch Open
Indian shuttlers Kiran George and BM Rahul Bharadwaj progressed to the men's singles main draw after notching up straight-game wins in the qualification round of Dutch Open Super 100 tournament here on Tuesday.
Almere (The Netherlands), Oct 8 (PTI) Indian shuttlers Kiran George and BM Rahul Bharadwaj progressed to the men's singles main draw after notching up straight-game wins in the qualification round of Dutch Open Super 100 tournament here on Tuesday.
Kiran saw off Aram Mahmoud, a Syrian player who currently plays under the Dutch flag, 21-15 21-19, while Rahul thrashed England's Hin Shun Wong 21-7 21-7.
In the main draw, Kiran will take on Gergely Krausz, while Rahul faces China's Ren Peng Bo.
Rising shuttler Lakshya Sen and Mithun Manjunath will start their campaign later in the day.
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