NEW DELHI: In a surprising upset, the top-ranked males’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty was eradicated from the Singapore Open within the first spherical on Tuesday.
The Indian duo, who’s among the many prime contenders for a gold medal on the upcoming Paris Olympics, suffered a shock defeat towards Denmark’s Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard, ranked 34th on the planet.
The Danish pair secured a straight-set win with scores of 22-20 and 21-18 in a intently contested match that lasted 47 minutes.
It turned out to be a dismal day for India as Aakarshu Kashyap and Priyanshu Rajawat additionally didn’t cross the opening hurdle in singles competitors.
Whereas world no. 41 Kashyap misplaced 7-21 15-21 to Thailand’s Pornpicha Choeikeewong, ranked 42nd, Rajawat fought onerous earlier than happening 21-23 19-21 to Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu.
Ladies’s doubles pair of Rutuparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda additionally performed their coronary heart out earlier than dropping 12-21 21-12 13-21 to Chinese language Taipei’s Chang Ching Hui and Yang Ching Tun.
Ashith Surya and Amrutha Pramuthesh additionally misplaced 8-21 17-21 to Hong Kong’s Lee CHun Hei Reginald and Ng Tsz Yau in blended doubles.
Prime Indian shuttlers akin to PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy will start their marketing campaign on Wednesday.
(With inputs from PTI)
The Indian duo, who’s among the many prime contenders for a gold medal on the upcoming Paris Olympics, suffered a shock defeat towards Denmark’s Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard, ranked 34th on the planet.
The Danish pair secured a straight-set win with scores of 22-20 and 21-18 in a intently contested match that lasted 47 minutes.
It turned out to be a dismal day for India as Aakarshu Kashyap and Priyanshu Rajawat additionally didn’t cross the opening hurdle in singles competitors.
Whereas world no. 41 Kashyap misplaced 7-21 15-21 to Thailand’s Pornpicha Choeikeewong, ranked 42nd, Rajawat fought onerous earlier than happening 21-23 19-21 to Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu.
Ladies’s doubles pair of Rutuparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda additionally performed their coronary heart out earlier than dropping 12-21 21-12 13-21 to Chinese language Taipei’s Chang Ching Hui and Yang Ching Tun.
Ashith Surya and Amrutha Pramuthesh additionally misplaced 8-21 17-21 to Hong Kong’s Lee CHun Hei Reginald and Ng Tsz Yau in blended doubles.
Prime Indian shuttlers akin to PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy will start their marketing campaign on Wednesday.
(With inputs from PTI)
