German Open 2025: Indian Challenge Ends After Dhruv Kapila, Tanisha Crasto Lose Mixed Doubles Semi-Final

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India's challenge in German Open 2025 badminton tournament ended on Saturday (March 1) after mixed doubles pair Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila suffered a defeat in the semifinal round at the Westenergie Sporthalle in Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany.

The world number 30 Indian pair in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings, Tanisha and Dhruv went down fighting against a newly formed Indonesian pair of Rehan Kusharjanto and Gloria Widjaja by a 25-23, 10-21, 21-15 scoreline in an hour oin court 1.

Tanisha and Dhruv started strongly, with a 4-2 lead. However, they soon found themselves struggling as Gloria Widjaja, the world No. 10 mixed doubles player, and 26th-ranked Rehan Kusharjanto raced to a 12-7 lead.

The Indian duo fought back, securing five successive points to draw level at 12-12. Tanisha and Dhruv then saved four game points before eventually gave up the fifth one to end up on the wrong end of a long opening game.

Like in the first game, Tanisha and Dhruv began the second game fine, with some attacking intent. They turned their strong start into a five-point lead at the break, convincingly securing the game with an 11-point margin to force the decider.

The deciding third game was a closely-contested affair, with the Indian duo having a narrow one-point advantage at the break. At 13-13, the Indonesians upped their intensity and secured the match eventually.

Earlier, in the quarterfinal of the German Open, Tanisha and Dhruv defeated China's Gao Jia Xuan and Wu Meng Ying in straight games. However, the Indian duo, who had won the Odisha Masters in 2023, could not continue to their dream run on Saturday (March 1)

While Kapila and Crasto kept the doubles in fray till the semifinals, India's challenge in the singles competition concluded on Friday (February 28) with men's shuttler Tharun Mannepalli and women's singles players Unnati Hooda, Rakshitha Ramraj, and Tasnim Mir crashing out.