Indonesia Open: Satwik-Chirag, PV Sindhu in round 2; Lakshya Sen , Prannoy HS crash out
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and
PV Sindhu
moved into the second round while Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy lost their first round matches at the Indonesia Open BWF Super-1000 tournament on Tuesday.
Returning from a back injury, Lakshya fought back from a 11-17 deficit to win the second game before losing to top seed Shi Yu Qi of China 11-21, 22-20, 15-21. Prannoy suffered a straight game loss against Alwi Farhan of Indonesia 17-21, 18-21.
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Satwik-Chirag rallied after losing the first game to beat Leo Rolly Carnando and Bagas Maulana 18-21, 21-18, 21-14 in the men's doubles first round. Trailing 4-9 and then 7-11 in the second game, Satwik-Chirag bounced back in style.
From 9-12, the Indian moved to 16-12 winning seven straight points. Thereafter, they controlled the pace of the game and won it 18-21.
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In the decider, the Indians managed a slender one-point lead at the break 11-10. After changing the courts, Chirag was at his best as he played a big role in winning the next few points. From 14-13, Satwik-Chirag raced to 20-13 in no time. In the second round, Satwik-Chirag will face the winner of the first round between Aaron ChiaSoh Wooi Yik of Malaysia and Rasmus Kjaer-Frederik Sogaard of Denmark.
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Earlier, Sindhu beat Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 22-20, 21-23, 21-15 in the women's singles first round. The battle between two former world champions was as intense as it was in the past though both are struggling in circuit. In the first game, Sindhu held her nerve to save a game point and secured winners with attacking shots. Okuhara bounced back winning the second. But in the third game, the Japanese shuttler committed too many errors.
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Sindhu said winning the first round will give her the much needed confidence. 'It's important to get that first win because that definitely gives me confidence. I have been losing in the first rounds, so it was very much important,' said Sindhu, who will face sixth seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand in the second round on Thursday. Sindhu enjoys a 6-4 win-loss record against Chochuwong.
Sindhu is the only Indian left in women's singles after Malvika Bansod retired after winning the first game against local girl Putri Kusama Wardani (16-21, 15-16), Anupama Upadhyaya lost to Kim Ga Eun of Korea 15-21, 9-21 and Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj went down to eighth seed Supanida Katethong of Thailand 21-14, 15-21, 12-21.
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