In India Open Badminton, the Indian challenge has come to an end after the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty faced a setback defeat in the men’s doubles semifinal. They lost to the Malaysian pair of Nur Izzuddin and Goh Sze Fei 18-21, 14-21 in New Delhi today. Despite a dominant record in the previous head-to-head encounters by 6-1, the Indian duo failed to keep the hopes alive this time.
Earlier, the Indian campaign in the singles events ended with the defeats of PV Sindhu and Kiran George in their respective quarter-final matches yesterday.