Tokyo Olympics | Chirag-Satwik stuns World No 3, Praneeth loses in opener
The Hindu
Satwik and Chirag will next play Indonesian world no.1 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo on Sunday.
The Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty shocked the world no. 3 pair of Yang Lee and Chi-Lin Wang of Chinese Taipei in a thrilling group A match of the Olympics badminton competition where the country experienced disappointment in the singles’ event on Saturday. Chirag and Satwik, the current world no. 10, notched up a stunning 21-16 16-21 27-25 win over third seeds Lee and Wang, who had claimed back-to-back titles at the Yonex Thailand Open, Toyota Thailand Open and BWF World Tour Finals in Thailand earlier this year. However, 13th seeded B Sai Praneeth suffered a demoralising 17-21 15-21 loss to world number 47 Misha Zilberman of Israel in a 41-minute men’s singles group D match.
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