Thailand Open: Indian Doubles Pair Of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty crash out in 2nd round

New Delhi: Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed of the Thailand Open after a second-round defeat against the Indonesian duo of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan (19-21, 17-21).

Though Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty started well, Ahsan, Setiawan eased their way to win the first game 21-19.

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🇮🇳’s @satwiksairaj & @Shettychirag04 fought till the end but it was not to be.

Ahsan and Setiawan are through to the quarterfinals.

Score: 19-21, 17-21

Tough luck, guys! 🙌#ThailandOpenSuper1000 #ThailandOpen2021 #ThailandOpen #HSBCbadminton pic.twitter.com/5fwGhCjTKS

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) January 14, 2021

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Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy reportedly cruised into the second round of the ongoing Thailand Open on Wednesday after they outclassed South Korean pair of Kim Gi Jung and Lee Yong Dae 19-21, 21-16, 21-14 in the first round of the tournament.