Japan Masters Super 500: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty Suffer First Round Upset – News18

Asian Games gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty faltered within the opening spherical to make a stunning exit from the Japan Masters Super 500 badminton match right here on Tuesday.

The high-seeded Indian mixture went down 21-16 18-21 16-21 to world quantity 21 Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han of Chinese Taipei in a 63-minute match.

Satwik and Chirag, ranked world quantity 5, had defeated Lu and Yang on the French Open ultimate final yr however they couldn’t get on high of the Taiwanese pair, who dished out a spirited efficiency to outwit the Indians.

The Indians erased an preliminary 0-3 deficit to seize a 11-7 lead. Lu and Yang clawed again at 13-13 however Satwik and Chirag managed to maintain their nostril forward earlier than taking the opening sport with 4 straight factors.

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The second sport was a tricky battle as benefit modified arms too steadily with the Taiwanese managing to carry on to 11-9 lead on the interval.

Satwik and Chirag saved respiration down their neck however Lu and Yang broke off at 14-14 to take the match to the decider.

The third sport adopted the identical script with the 2 pairs partaking in a slugfest. From 6-6, Lu and Yang gained 4 of the following 5 factors to make it 7-10.

Satwik and Chirag drew parity however Lu and Yang had been relentless as they dominated the rallies and feasted on the weak point of the Indians to seal the difficulty with out a lot ado in the long run.

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