27 July,2021 12:12 PM IST | Tokyo | ANI
India`s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty play against Britain`s Ben Lane and Sean Vendy during their men`s doubles group play stage badminton match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. Pic/AP, PTI
India men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy on Tuesday defeated Great Britain's duo of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in a crucial final Group A Play Stage game in the Tokyo Olympics here at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 3. The Indian duo defeated Lane and Vendy 21-17, 21-19 in their final group stage match.
Chirag and Satwik brought out their A-game to the court and the duo ended up winning the first game 21-17. The Indian pair continued with the momentum and they ended up winning the match in straight games as they picked the second game 21-19.
On Monday, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were defeated by world number one Indonesian pair of Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamuljo in the Group A Play Stage here at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 1. The Indonesian pair defeated Chirag and Satwik 21-13, 21-12.
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