The World No.7 and third seeded Indian duo hardly broke a sweat to register a 21-13, 21-9 victory against the Thai pair of Apiluk Gaterahong and Natchanon Tulamok in 27 minutes. Satwik and Chirag will next lock horns with Japan’s Akiro Koga and Taichi Saito in the second round
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Pic/AFP
India’s top doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty cruised to the second round of the Badminton Asia Championships with a straight game win here on Tuesday.
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The World No.7 and third seeded Indian duo hardly broke a sweat to register a 21-13, 21-9 victory against the Thai pair of Apiluk Gaterahong and Natchanon Tulamok in 27 minutes. Satwik and Chirag will next lock horns with Japan’s Akiro Koga and Taichi Saito in the second round.
Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto advanced to the second round of the mixed doubles event. The Indian duo got the better of Hong Kong’s Law Cheuk Him and Yeung Nga Ting 21-15, 21-17.
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