Turning it round: Satwik and Chirag survived a blip within the second recreation to prevail over Chih-Lee and Lee.
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 The proceedings within the India Open badminton are following a predictable script. Barring second seeds Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, not one of the home-grown expertise on view survived the second day of the competitors right here.
The Chirag-Satwik duo, too, handled some anxious moments within the early levels of the decider earlier than regaining management for a 21-15, 19-21, 21-16 overcome Chinese Taipei’s Fang Chih-Lee and Fang-Jen Lee. This was a second win for the Indians over their rivals to go together with the triumph within the 2023 Swiss Open.
However, there was disappointment for Indians in all different matches. Former World No. 1 Okay. Srikanth, now ranked 25th, raised visions of an encouraging outcome however bowed to Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu for the third straight time in 4 encounters. During the 47-minute match that Lee Cheuk Yiu received 24-22, 21-13, Srikanth saved three recreation factors within the opener, squandered a game-point earlier than his rival transformed his fifth game-point.
In the second, Srikanth bridged a 3-12 deficit to 13-17 however couldn’t do higher. A really excessive share of unforced errors from the Indian made issues straightforward for the World No. 18.
The dwelling problem in girls’s singles and doubles ended. World No. 20 Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto battled arduous to check World No. 10 Thai pair Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai for 63 minutes however the outcome appeared a foregone conclusion a lot earlier than the ultimate level. The Thai pair received 21-5, 18-21, 21-11, outplaying the Indians within the first and third video games by constructing wholesome leads.
Aakarshi Kashyap, , a last-minute entry as a result of late withdrawals, the one Indian within the girls’s draw, bumped into second-seeded China’s Chen Yufie who took simply 32 minutes for a 21-10, 21-9 win.
Other outcomes (first spherical, involving Indians): Men: Takuma Obayashi (Jpn) bt Sathish Kumar Karunakaran 22-20, 21-16; Doubles: Kenya Mitsuhashi & Hiroki Okamura (Jpn) bt Krishna Prasad & Sai Pratheek 21-14, 21-11.
Women: Doubles: Kim So Yeong & Kong Hee Yong (Kor) bt Ashwini Bhat & Shikha Gautam 21-12, 21-3.