Tokyo Olympics medal contender Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s spectacular run on the Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 ended with an in depth semifinal defeat in Thailand on Saturday.
The world quantity 10 Indian pair, which gained its maiden tremendous 500 title in Thailand and entered the finals of French open tremendous 750 occasion in 2019, misplaced 18-21 18-21 to world quantity 9 Malayasian mixture of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in a 35-minute match.
The Indian pair had participated in Super 1000 occasions in 2018 advert 2019 however that is the primary time it entered the semifinals.
Satwik and Chirag couldn’t carry their finest to the fore because the Malaysian had been extra alert on courtroom and in addition managed to diffuse any assault from the Indian pair to emerge victories.
The Indian pair had a 4-2 lead early on however the Malaysians managed to claw again and eke out a slender 11-10 lead on the break. Satwik and Chirag stayed shut until 15-16 when their rivals reeled off 4 factors on the trot to finally shut out the opening sport.
HIGHLIGHTS | Quick-fire males’s doubles as 🇲🇾 Chia/Soh put 🇮🇳 Rankireddy/Shetty by way of their paces 🏸#HSBCbadminton #BWFWorldTour #ToyotaThailandOpen pic.twitter.com/bNO3mace5a
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In the second sport, the Indian duo was up 3-1 however once more the Malaysians produced 4 straight factors to maneuver to 7-3. A exact serve after which their rivals discovering the web helped Satwik and Chirag to slender the hole earlier than drawing parity at 8-8.
However, two smashes on the backcourt gave Aaron and Soh a three-point benefit on the interval.
India couldn’t breach the hole and with Chirag hitting lengthy, the Malaysian grabbed six match factors.
The Indian pair managed to avoid wasting 4 match factors earlier than Chirag as soon as once more discovered the web because the Malaysians started celebrating.
A valiant effort from the 🇮🇳 doubles duo of @satwiksairaj and @Shettychirag04 wasn’t sufficient to win the match. They had been downed by the 8⃣th seed Malaysian pair of Chia/Soh 18-21,18-21. Lot’s of constructive to take again although!#ThailandOpenSuper1000 #badminton #ToyotaThailandOpen pic.twitter.com/fXEAbkGNYC
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) January 23, 2021