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Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto showed impressive fighting spirit to reach the Arctic Open quarterfinals. The Indian mixed doubles pair came from behind to defeat Ukraine's Oleksii Titov and Yevheniia Kantemyr in three tight games. Meanwhile, Anmol Kharb also staged a comeback victory in her women's singles match. Unfortunately, Tharun Mannepalli couldn't capitalize on his early lead and fell to Japan's Koki Watanabe in straight games.

Key Points: Dhruv Kapila Tanisha Crasto Reach Arctic Open Quarterfinals

  • Indian pair overcame first game tiebreak loss to secure quarterfinal spot
  • Eighth seeds demonstrated resilience in three-game comeback victory
  • Anmol Kharb also fought back from game down against Chinese Taipei opponent
  • Tharun Mannepalli squandered early lead and five game points in loss
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Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto storm into Arctic Open 2025 quarterfinals

Indian mixed doubles pair stages comeback victory against Ukrainian duo to advance in Arctic Open 2025, while Anmol Kharb also fights back to win

"Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto rallied to win the match 23-25, 21-14, 21-17 in 54 minutes - Olympics.com"

Vantaa, October 10

Indian mixed-doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto advanced into the quarter-finals of the Arctic Open 2025 after coming from behind in their game, which was played at Vantaa, Finland, on Thursday.

Squaring off against Ukrainian duo Oleksii Titov and Yevheniia Kantemyr at the Energia Areena, eighth seeds Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto rallied to win the match 23-25, 21-14, 21-17 in 54 minutes, according to Olympics.com.

After losing an evenly contested opening game in a tie-break, Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto led 11-9 in the second mid-game break before closing it out to force a decider.

The decider also saw Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto lead 11-9 at the interval and then close out the contest comfortably to move into the quarters.

Like Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto, world No. 62 Anmol Kharb fought back from a game down to beat Chinese Taipei's Hsu Wen-chi, 32nd in the women's singles badminton rankings, 18-21, 21-18, 21-17.

Tanya Hemanth was ousted in the second round after she failed to get going and fell to a 21-9, 21-8 defeat against second seed and former world champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand, according to Olympics.com.

In the men's singles, Tharun Mannepalli, who came from a game down to stun world No. 14 Toma Junior Popov of France in the first round, was also ousted.

Up against Japan's Koki Watanabe, Tharun Mannepalli started positively, leading 11-6 at the interval and also had four five-pointers, which he squandered as he lost the opener.

Up against Japan's Koki Watanabe, Tharun Mannepalli made a bright start, racing to an 11-6 lead at the interval.

However, the Indian badminton player faltered in the closing stages, squandering five game points to concede the opener.

With momentum on his side, Koki Watanabe went on to dominate the second game as Tharun Mannepalli stumbled to a 22-20, 21-12 loss.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Heartbreaking for Tharun Mannepalli though. Had 5 game points in the first set and couldn't convert. These are the moments that separate champions from good players. Hope he learns from this experience.
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Ananya R
Anmol Kharb also fighting back from a game down! Great to see multiple Indian players showing resilience. Mixed doubles has been our weak point, so this is encouraging news! 🙌
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Michael C
Impressive performance in Finland! The consistency in leading at mid-game breaks shows good strategy. Hope they can maintain this form in the quarters.
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Sarah B
While the wins are great, I'm concerned about Tanya Hemanth's heavy defeat. 21-9, 21-8 against former world champion shows there's still a big gap to bridge at the highest level.
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Vikram M
Bas ab quarterfinals jeetna hai! Dhruv-Tanisha pairing looks promising. They're building good chemistry. Hope they get more international exposure and better coaching support from BAI.

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