Paris, March 1 -- India's challenge at the ongoing German Open 2025 badminton tournament following the exit of Olympian Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila in the mixed doubles category on Saturday.

The 30th-ranked Indian pair in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Rankings put up a fight but ended up losing against a newly formed Indonesian pair of Rehan Kusharjanto and Gloria Widjaja by a 25-23, 10-21, 21-15 scoreline, as per Olympics.com.

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. Tani...