1 week ago

Satwik-Chirag Rally Into Quarters as Sindhu, Ayush Exit Worlds

India had a mixed day at the BWF World Championships.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost the first game but won the next two.

Their comeback kept India’s hopes alive in men’s doubles.

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also reached the quarter-finals.

PV Sindhu was eliminated after a close three-game match against Wang Zhi Yi.

Ayush Shetty also lost after a strong run that included beating the world number one earlier.

Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto were defeated in mixed doubles.

India now has two doubles pairs left in the quarter-finals.

Key facts

Indian quarter-finalists: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand
Satwik-Chirag result: Defeated Junaidi Arif-Yap Roy King 21-23, 21-19, 21-17
Sindhu result: Lost to Wang Zhi Yi 11-21, 21-15, 17-21 in 88 minutes
Ayush Shetty result: Lost to Alwi Farhan 21-19, 21-11
Treesa-Gayatri result: Beat Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi 21-16, 21-12
Mixed doubles result: Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto lost to Chen Fang Hui-Guo Xin Wa 21-16, 21-5
Next opponents: Satwik-Chirag will face China’s Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang; Treesa-Gayatri will face Jia Yifan-Zhang Shuxian

thestatesman.com · 1 week ago