Singapore Open: Satwik-Chirag in quarters; Sindhu out
File photo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, front, and Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
and
Chirag Shetty
prevailed over seventh seeds Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Moh Reza Pahlevi Ishfahani of Indonesia 19-21, 21-6, 21-19 to enter the men's doubles quarterfinals of the Singapore Open BWF Su- per-750 tournament.
But
PV Sindhu
went down fighting to Chen Yu Fei of China 9-21, 21-8, 16-21.
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Though Yu Fei is undefeated in their last 13 matches, Sindhu troubled her on Thursday. Sindhu looked in great touch against the former Olympic champion and even led 14-12 in the third game, but lack of confidence cost her the match.
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Despite the loss, Sindhu will be pleased with her performance against Yu. Eighth-seeded Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand proved no match for Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian of China, losing 8-21, 10-21.
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HS Prannoy
, the mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Shivani and the women's duo of Amrutha Pramuthesh-Sonali Singh lost their matches, making Satwik-Chirag the only Indian presence in the tournament. Prannoy failed to put up a fight against Christo Popov of France and lost 16-21, 14-21.
Rohan-Ruthvika lost to second seeds Tang Chung Man and Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong 10-21, 16-21.
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