Patumwan [Thailand], May 15 (ANI): Top-seeded Indian males’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty superior to the semifinals of the Thailand Open after defeating Japan’s Takumi Nomura and Yuichi Shimogami 21-12, 21-13 in 41 minutes on the Nimibutr Stadium in Patumwan on Friday, based on a launch.
The defending Asian Games champions dominated from the start, racing to a 10-0 lead within the opening sport. Although the Japanese pair fought for a comeback within the second sport by levelling the scores at 6-all, the Indians proved too sturdy to interrupt down. Satwik and Chirag will subsequent face the third-seeded Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin of Malaysia for a spot within the remaining.
In ladies’s singles, PV Sindhu took the opening sport 21-19 in opposition to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi however couldn’t preserve the momentum, with the Japanese bouncing again to win the subsequent two video games 21-18, 21-15 in a hard-fought battle lasting one hour and 10 minutes.
In males’s singles, Lakshya Sen, the runner-up on the All England Open, was eradicated by Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn. Kunlavut began with an early 11-2 lead within the opening sport, however Lakshya responded strongly with 5 consecutive factors to scale back the deficit to 4. Despite a tough combat, the Indian shuttler couldn’t get previous the Olympic silver medallist, shedding 19-21, 16-21.
Earlier, Satwik-Chirag defeated their Malaysian opponents, Goonting Bryan Jeremy and Haikal Muhammad, 21-12, 21-19, whereas Sindhu gained 21-13, 21-15 in opposition to Denmark’s Amalie Schulz. (ANI)