Cuttack: India’s Kiran George and Unnati Hooda won the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively at the Odisha Masters 2025 badminton tournament, which concluded at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Cuttack, on Sunday.
Second seed George clinched the men’s singles title with a hard-fought 21-14, 13-21, 21-16 win over Indonesia’s Muhamad Yusuf, sealing his second Odisha Masters crown after his earlier triumph in 2022.
In the women’s singles final, top-ranked Hooda delivered a calm and assured display to overcome fellow Indian Isharani Baruah 21-17, 21-10, wrapping up the contest in a little over 30 minutes.
The victory marked Hooda’s third BWF Super 100 title and brought an end to a two-year wait for silverware on the BWF circuit. Earlier this season, she had also made headlines by defeating two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu at the China Open.
Hooda’s first BWF title came at the Odisha Masters in 2022, followed by success at the Abu Dhabi Masters the next year.
Indonesia celebrated another title in the mixed doubles event, where Marwan Faza and Aisyah Pranata outclassed their compatriots Dejan Ferdinansyah and Bernadine Wardana with a straight-games win of 21-15, 21-10.
In women’s doubles, Bulgaria’s top-seeded pair Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva proved too strong for Malaysia’s Ong Xin Yee and Carmen Ting, securing the championship with a 21-19, 21-14 victory.
The men’s doubles trophy was lifted by Indonesia’s Ali Faathir Rayhan and Devin Artha Wahyudi, who bounced back after losing the opening game to defeat Malaysia’s Khang Khai Xing and Aaron Tai 15-21, 21-12, 21-16.
