Korea Open: Satwik/Chirag win, Prannoy knocked out Highlights
Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty remain only Indians in Korea Open as other shuttler bowed out.
Indian shuttlers endured a disappointing day in the Korea Open 2023 as Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were the only ones to win and move to the quarter-finals.
HS Prannoy lost to Lee Cheuk Yiu while Priyanshu Rajawat almost stunned Kodai Naraoka. The pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand was thrashed by home favourites and second-seeded pair of Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee
As it happened:
We will be back with the quarter-finals action tomorrow as Satwik/Chirag will take on Hoki/Yugo of Japan.
Finally, A win for the Indian contingent as Satwik/Chirag defeat their Chinese opponent to move to the quarter-finals.
The lead is of six points now and the Indian pair looks in complete control at the moment. Satwik/Chirag leading 14-8.
A tight but comfortable win for the Indian pair as they take the first game 21-17 against the Chinese pair.
Both pairs have started the game very neck-to-neck and the Indian pair leads 11-10 at the mid-game break.
Top-seeded Kodai Naraoka reigns supreme in a marathon match but the Indian shuttler gave the Japanese run for his money. Priyanshu lost 14-21, 21-18, 17-21.
Kodai is just two points away from win but it is safe to say that Priyanshu Rajawat has fought well.
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