Hong Kong Open: Satwik-Chirag battle through, Kiran George reaches main draw
Satwik and Chirag, seeded eighth and ranked world No. 8, opened their campaign with a hard-fought win over Taiwan’s Chiu Hsiang Chieh and Wang Chi-Lin.
Satwik and Chirag, seeded eighth and ranked world No. 8, opened their campaign with a hard-fought win over Taiwan’s Chiu Hsiang Chieh and Wang Chi-Lin.
Indian shuttlers experienced a mixed outing at the Macau Open Super 300 badminton tournament on Friday, with star doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bowing out in the quarterfinals, while Lakshya Sen and Tharun Mannepalli progressed to the men’s singles semifinals with impressive wins.
With Hong Kong also registering two wins from as many matches, both teams have now confirmed their progression to the knockout stages. The two sides will battle on Sunday to determine the Group D winners.
The draw was held at the Badminton World Federation headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday.
The prestigious All England Open Badminton Championship is all set to start on March 14, where the top badminton players from around the world will gather here at the Utilita Arena for one of the most prestigious trophies.
