Indian doubled pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty at Tokyo 2020 (BAI)
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated the world no. 3 pair of Yang Lee and ChiLin Wang from Chinese Taipei in a males’s doubles group A match.
- PTI TOKYO
- Last Updated: July 24, 2021, 13:23 IST
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Indian males’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty dished out a sensational present to beat the world no. 3 pair of Yang Lee and Chi-Lin Wang of Chinese Taipei in an exhilarating group A match to make an outstanding begin to their maiden Olympic marketing campaign right here on Saturday. Chirag and Satwik, world no. 10, notched up a surprising 21-16 16-21 27-25 win over third seeds Lee and Wang, who had claimed back-to-back titles on the Yonex Thailand Open, Toyota Thailand Open and BWF World Tour Finals earlier this 12 months.
However, thirteenth seeded B Sai Praneeth suffered a demoralising 17-21 15-21 loss to world quantity 47 Misha Zilberman of Israel in a 41-minute males’s singles group D match. Satwik and Chirag matched their fancied rivals each in assault and defence throughout the one hour and six minute contest, which turned out to be an edge-of-the-seat thriller.
The Indian duo ran-up a 7-2 lead early on, earlier than getting into the break at 11-7. Satwik and Chirag continued to maneuver forward and finally grabbed the opening sport. In the second sport, it was Lee and Wang who transformed a lot of the alternatives however the Indian duo managed to maintain respiratory down their neck at 8-10. After the interval, the Chinese duo modified gears and quickly bounced again into the competition.
In the decider, the Indian pair loved a slender 2-0 lead, which was rapidly erased by their rivals. The two pairs moved neck-and-neck from there on until 10-10. A web error by Satwik allowed the Chinese Taipei pair to held a one-point lead on the break.
Satwik and Chirag trailed 11-13 however two successive factors helped them draw parity. Errors crept in for the Indians as their opponents led 17-14. A robust smash was adopted by a poor serve by Chirag however Satwik unleashed a smash to make it 15-18.
A smash by Satwik and an outstanding serve and a follow-up physique return by Chirag helped the Indian duo draw parity. Lee and Wang then erred on the web because it was benefit India. The Chinese Taipei duo then made it 20-20 earlier than sending the shuttle lengthy as match factors exchanged fingers incessantly with each the pairs seeking to outwit one another.
Two fortunate web chords helped the Chinese pair make it 24-24, earlier than they grabbed a match level. But they didn’t convert it and then with the shuttle going lengthy, India as soon as once more had one other match level. Chirag and Satwik grabbed it this time when their opponent goofed up on the forecourt. Earlier, Praneeth jeopardised his qualification to the knockout stage after happening to Zilberman. Praneeth, a 2019 World Championship bronze medallist and now ranked fifteenth, will subsequent face world quantity 29 Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands. In the opening sport, Praneeth raced to a 8-4 lead early on however quickly Zilberman reeled off 5 straight factors to show the desk because the Indian dedicated a collection of unforced errors. The Indian entered the break with a one-point benefit after Zilberman made an error.
Praneeth lacked in his execution, which allowed Zilberman to guide 15-13. The Israeli shuttler dominated the proceedings subsequent to zoom to 19-14 because the Indian miscued a couple of pictures. A cross-court smash helped Zilberman seize six sport factors and he sealed it on his fourth try.
A fired-up Zilberman continued to look good with Praneeth sending the primary two shuttles lengthy. The Israeli quickly led 8-5. Zilberman continued to dictate phrases in the rallies as Praneeth trailed 7-11 on the interval. Praneeth couldn’t match the tempo of his opponent, who gave the impression to be enjoying at a distinct degree.
Zilberman finally grabbed eight match factors after Praneeth went lengthy once more and sealed the match with a smash.
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