PARIS: March 5, 2024
From our Sports Correspondent
Star Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the second round of French Open Super 750 Badminton Tournament. They claimed a hard-fought straight-game win against Malaysia’s Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi today.
Satwik and Chirag, ranked World No. 1, had claimed the title in 2022. Today, the Asian Games’ champions made a fine start to the tournament by outwitting the World No. 12 Malaysian combination 21-13 24-22 in 47 minutes for their fifth win in last eight meetings.
Satwik and Chirag, who finished second best in their last three tournaments, will face another Malaysian pair of Man Wei Chong and Kai Wun Tee in the next round.
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