Overview
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Malaysia’s Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap 24-22, 21-13 in just over 42 minutes.
- This was their second win over the same duo in five days after a three-game, hour-long Hong Kong Open quarter-final.
- They edged a tight opener before racing to an 11-6 lead in the second and closing out with a late six-point burst from 15-13.
- Lakshya Sen lost 11-21, 10-21 to Toma Junior Popov, ending India’s men’s singles challenge at the event.
- The mixed doubles team of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto fell 19-21, 13-21 to second seeds Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping, and P. V. Sindhu is set to face Pornpawee Chochuwong in the pre-quarterfinals.