Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty face must-win match after cancellation of second group sport at Paris Olympics | Paris Olympics 2024 Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the Indian males’s doubles pair, should win their subsequent match on the Paris Olympics after their second Group C sport in opposition to Germany was canceled.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) introduced that German participant Mark Lamsfuss withdrew because of a knee harm, resulting in the cancellation of matches involving the German group in Group C.
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As per an ANI report, the BWF’s assertion confirmed Lamsfuss’ withdrawal from the competitors because of his knee harm. Consequently, the remaining Group C matches in opposition to the Indian duo and France’s Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar are canceled, and all group outcomes involving the German pair are nullified.
The Indian pair, referred to as ‘Sat-Chi,’ began their Olympic journey with a powerful win over the French group of Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar, securing a 21-17, 21-14 straight video games victory in 46 minutes. They overcame the French duo regardless of their dwelling crowd assist.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag had been speculated to face world quantity 31 and 2022 European Badminton males’s doubles champions Marvin Seidel and Mark Lamsfuss, however as a result of harm, this match is canceled. Their subsequent match, essential for development, is in opposition to the Indonesian pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto on Tuesday.
The Indonesian pair, former world quantity ones and present world quantity seven, have received world championship bronze medals in 2019 and 2022 and had been a part of Indonesia’s 2020 Thomas Cup-winning group. The Indian and Indonesian pairs have confronted one another 5 occasions, with the Indian duo holding a slim lead with three wins. Of their final encounter on the Korean Open 2023 last, ‘Sat-Chi’ emerged victorious.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag are seen as sturdy medal contenders on the Paris Olympics. This 12 months, they clinched two Badminton World Federation (BWF) Tour titles: the French Open in March and the Thailand Open in Might. They had been additionally runners-up on the Malaysian Open and the India Open and represented India within the 2024 Thomas Cup, exiting within the quarterfinals after a defeat to China.