Macau Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Through To Second Round
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the men's doubles second round of the Macau Open Super 300.
Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the men's doubles second round of the Macau Open Super 300 with a straight-game victory over Malaysia's Low Hang Yee and Ng Eng Cheong on Tuesday.
The Asian Games champions, who regained their place in the top 10 of the BWF world rankings on Tuesday, showcased a clinical performance to dominate the Malaysian pair 21-13, 21-15 in just 36 minutes.
In women's singles, Anmol Kharb and Tasnim Mir progressed to the main draw after winning their respective qualification matches. Anmol defeated Azerbaijan's Keisha Fatimah Azzahra 21-11, 21-13, while Tasnim overcame Thailand's Tidapron Kleebyeesun 21-14, 13-21, 21-17.
Tasnim will face top seed Chen Yu Fei of China in the opening round of the main draw, while Anmol is set to compete against second seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand.
The top-seeded women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand suffered a first-round exit after a hard-fought match against Lin Xiao Min and Peng Yu Wei of Chinese Taipei, losing 21-16, 20-22, 15-21 in an hour.
The mixed doubles pair of Thandrangini Hema Nagendra Babu and Priya Konjengbam also reached the main draw, where they will compete against Thailand's Phuwanat Horbanluekit and Fungfa Korpthammakit.
Earlier, Satwik and Chirag made a dominant start, racing to a 6-1 lead. Though the Malaysians narrowed the gap to 10-9, the Indians quickly regained control and took the opening game 21-13. In the second game, the Malaysians kept the pressure on until 13-14, but the former world No. 1 Indian duo surged ahead to 17-13 and sealed the match by winning four consecutive points.
Meanwhile, Meiraba Luwang Maisnam failed to qualify for the main draw, losing 15-21, 21-17, 13-21 to China's Zhu Xuan Chen in the second round of qualification.
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