India’s Unnati Hooda and Kiran George clinch singles titles at Odisha Masters

Key facts

• The Odisha Masters 2025, a Super 100 event, was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Cuttack.
• Unnati Hooda (India) claimed the women’s singles title, defeating compatriot Isharani Baruah 21-17, 21-10.
• Hooda is set to enter the top 25 in BWF World Rankings, reaching a career best 23.
• She reached the semifinals at the Hylo Open and the Syed Modi International, and the Taipei Open semifinal earlier in the year.
• Hooda also secured a win against PV Sindhu at the China Open Super 1000 in the round of 16.
• Kiran George (India) clinched the men’s singles title, prevailing over Indonesia’s Muhamad Yusuf in a three-game battle, with scores of 21-14, [Yusuf leveled], 21-16.
• This was George’s first title on the circuit since 2023.
• Marwan Faza and Aisyah Pranata (Indonesia) won the mixed doubles title, defeating compatriots Dejan Ferdinansyah and Bernadine Wardana 21-15, 21-10.
• Ali Faathir Rayhan and Devin Artha Wahyudi (Indonesia) secured the men’s doubles crown, rallying past Malaysia’s Khang Khai Xing and Aaron Tai 15-21, 21-12, 21-16.
• Top seeds Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva (Bulgaria) won the women’s doubles title, overcoming Malaysia’s Ong Xin Yee and Carmen Ting 21-19, 21-14.