Kiran George Moves to 2nd Round of Korea Masters

India's Kiran George produced a gritty performance to eke out a three-game win and advanced to second round of Korea Masters here on Wednesday.

24-year-old overcame a sluggish start to defeat Vietnam's Kuan Lin Kuo 15-21, 21-12, 21-15 in a 57-minute opening round clash of BWF Super 300 tournament.

lone Indian shuttler competing in tournament, world number 44 George will take on third seed Chi Yu Jen of Chinese Taipei in second round.

George was slow to start match, with Lin Kuo racing to an 11-4 lead and eventually taking first game with ease.

Trailing 0-1, George tched six straight points to begin second game in a dominating fashion. He n quickly closed off game to force a decider.

In decider, he continued winning momentum to wrap up contest in less than an hour.