Indian problem ends at Malaysia Open as Satwik, Chirag crash out in semi-finals vs Chinese doubles pair

India’s high ranked doubles pairing Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have been knocked out of the Malaysia Open after dropping to China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang. The duo misplaced within the semi-finals of the event.

Kualalampur,UPDATED: Jan 14, 2023 22:33 IST

File picture of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (proper) and Chirag Shetty (left). (Photo: BAI)

By India Today Web Desk:
India’s high ranked doubles pairing, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fell to a defeat within the Malaysia Open 2023 on January 14, Saturday. The Indian doubles duo misplaced to China’s Liang Keng and Wang Chang in a three-set battle within the Super 1000 event.

The Chinese pair who’re ranked seventeenth on this planet pulled off an unimaginable win towards the ranked fifth pairing. Satwik and Chirag have been pegged again from the beginning after dropping 21-16 within the first sport. They got here again within the second sport, recording a shocking 21-11 victory. However, they weren’t capable of take the momentum within the third sport and misplaced 15-21, succumbing to a defeat.

The Indian duo have had a spirited 2022 and are with no shadow of a doubt top-of-the-line India doubles group ever produced. The match on Saturday was a detailed affair with fast-paced rallies. The Chinese duo did properly with their defensive, blocking an amazing quantity of smashes that resulted within the victory.

The match was characerised by some gorgeous rallies within the last sport, however the Chinese duo pulled right into a lead from the beginning, one which Indians weren’t capable of overturn.

The Indian duo will subsequent be seen in India Open, that’s scheduled to start out on 17 January.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Jan 14, 2023