Fourth seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty were sent packing out in the first round of the men\u2019s doubles competition at the All-England Open badminton championships.opener in straight games at the All England Open Badminton Championships last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Indian pair were beaten 21-23, 12-21 by World No. 33 Kang Khai Xing-Aaron Tai of Malaysia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Satwik-Chirag began the contest in style and raced to an 11-6 lead at the interval before the Malaysian duo started to chip away at the Indian duo\u2019s advantage to make it 16-all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khai Xing-Aaron, the 2024 junior world champions, then took the lead and forced Satwik-Chirag to save two match points before the Indian pair eventually conceded the opener in a tie-break.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With momentum on their side, the Malaysians went on to dominate the second game, leading 11-7 at the interval and conceding just five more points en route to sealing the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also seeing the exit in the competition were the Indonesian seventh seeded pair of Sabar Karyaman Gutama-Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, who suffered a stunnigng 12-21, 12-21 defeat at the hands of the Popov brothers – Christo ad Toma Junior, of France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the women’s doubles, another pair of siblings, this time Gabriela Stoeva-Stefani Stoeva,, upset seventh seeds Li Yi Jing-Luo Xu Min 21-15, 21-17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seventh seeded women’s singles Thai player Ratchanok Intanon, retired injured against Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min with the score at 21-12, 6-11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also out of contention is fifth seed Han Yue, who was beaten 22-20, 17-21, 18-21 by Japan’s Riko Gunji.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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