Korea masters

Chi Yu Jen: Indian shuttler Kiran George defeated third seed Chi Yu Jen of Chinese Taipei to move into the men's singles quarterfinals at the Korea Masters, a BWF Super 300 badminton tournament, here on Thursday.

World No. 41 George, the only Indian competing at the tournament, registered a 21-17, 19-21, 21-17 win over Jen to move into the top eight, where he will face Japan’s Takuma Obayashi.

Jen initially led by a single point at the first midgame break, but Kiran George accelerated after the restart to secure the opening game. In the second, the Chinese Taipei shuttler fought back, equalising despite Kiran’s three saved game points towards the end.