The Indian pair will now take on Indonesia’s Mohammad Shohipur Fikri and Bagas Maulana.©AFP
Indian star badminton players Satwisraj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty started their journey to the All England Open 2024 with wins in their first round matches. After winning the 2024 French Open title, the Indian pair of Satvik and Chirag defeated the Indonesian pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan 21-18, 21-14. World number one Chirag and Satvik will face Mohammad Shohipur Fikri and Baghas Maulana in the second round.
The Indian pair hopes to become the first Indian doubles pair to win the All England Open title.
Meanwhile, Laksha Sen defeated Danish badminton player Magnus Johannessen 21-14, 21-14. Sen will face Anders Antonsen in the second round.
Priyanshu Rajawat lost to Indonesian player Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo 21-19, 11-21, 21-9.
In women’s doubles, Tanisha Castro/Ashwini Ponnappa defeated Hong Kong pair Yang Yating/Yang Peilin 21-13, 21-18. The Indian pair will compete with Chinese players Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu in the quarter-finals.
However, Rutaparna and Swetaparna Panda bowed out after losing to Japan’s Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi 21-9, 21-9
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