Saitwiksairaj-Chirag and Lakshya Sen have superior to the 2nd spherical. | (Credit: Twitter)
Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty began their All England Open 2024 marketing campaign with a win within the opening spherical of the match.
After profitable the French Open 2024, the Indian duo of Satwik and Chirag clinched a 21-18, 21-14 win over the Indonesian pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan.
The world’s primary pair, Chirag and Satwik will tackle Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana within the second spherical.
The Indian duo will likely be eyeing to grow to be the primary Indian doubles pair to win the All-England Open title.
Lakshya Sen reigns supreme over Magnus Johannesen:
In the meantime, Lakshya Sen beat Danish badminton participant Magnus Johannesen 21-14, 21-14. Sen will face Anders Antonsen within the second spherical. Alternatively, Priyanshu Rajawat suffered a defeat in opposition to Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo of Indonesia 21-19, 11-21, 21-9.
Sen had a forgettable match so far as the current French Badminton was involved, dropping to Arnaud Markle, thereby bowing out of the competitors. Though Sen did spark a quick comeback, he in the end suffered a loss.
Within the girls’s doubles class, Tanisha Castro and Ashwini Ponnappa sealed a win over Yeung Nga Ting and Yeung Pui Lam of Hong Kong China 21-13, 21-18. The Indian duo will lock horns with China’s Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu within the pre-quarterfinals. Nonetheless, Rutaparna and Swetaparna Panda moved out of the match after dropping to Japan’s Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi 21-9, 21-9.