NEW DELHI: Star Indian duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the men's doubles pre-quarterfinals at the Thailand Open on Wednesday.
The top-seeded pair swiftly defeated the Malaysian combination of Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Azriyn and Tan Wee Kiong 21-13 21-13 in just 34 minutes. Satwik and Chirag will face the Chinese pair of Xie Hao Nan and Zeng Wei Han in the next round.
However, fifth seed HS Prannoy suffered a shocking defeat in the men's singles opening round, losing to compatriot Meiraba Luwang Maisnam 19-21 18-21 in a 55-minute match. Meiraba will next face Denmark's Mads Christophersen, who overcame India's Kiran George 21-15 13-21 21-17.
In the women's singles, Ashmita Chaliha staged a comeback to secure her place in the second round, battling past Indonesia's Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo 19-21 21-15 21-14. However, Ashmita faces a challenging second-round encounter against top seed Han Yue of China, who comfortably defeated another Indian, Malvika Bansod, 21-11 21-10.
Unnati Hooda also failed to progress beyond the opening round, squandering a one-game lead to lose 21-14 14-21 9-21 against Belgium's Lianne Tan.
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