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Time of India
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Badminton: Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag exit Japan Open; India's campaign ends in disappointment
India's campaign at the Japan Open Super 750 tournament ended as and the men's doubles pair of and lost their second-round matches on Thursday. World No. 18 Lakshya Sen suffered a defeat against Japan's Kodai Naraoka, losing 19-21, 11-21 in an hour-long men's singles match. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Sen had shown promise in his opening match with a convincing 21-11, 21-18 victory over China's Wang Zheng Xing but couldn't maintain the momentum. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. In men's doubles, fifth-seeded Chinese pair Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang defeated Satwik and Chirag 22-24, 14-21. The Paris Olympics silver medallists Wei Keng and Wang Chang now lead 7-2 in head-to-head matches against the Indian duo. The Indian pair initially struggled but managed to secure an 18-14 lead. However, they couldn't maintain their advantage as the Chinese pair claimed the first game in a thrilling finish. Poll Do you think the Indian badminton players can bounce back in future tournaments? Absolutely Maybe Unlikely Not sure The world number five Chinese duo dominated the second game, with Satwik and Chirag struggling with their smashes and defence. This marked their fourth consecutive loss to Wei Ken and Chang. Anupama Upadhyaya, the last remaining Indian player in the tournament, lost her round-of-16 match against second-seeded Wang Zhi Hi of China. The 55-minute match ended with a score of 21-13, 11-21, 12-21.
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Business Standard
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Business Standard
Japan Open 2025: Satwik-Chirag knocked out in 2nd round of men's doubles
In a clash of former world number one pairs, the Indians went down 22-24, 14-21 in a 44-minute contest against the fifth-seeded Chinese duo. Press Trust of India Tokyo India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bowed out of the Japan Super 750 tournament after losing to Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang of China in the second round here on Thursday. In a clash of former world number one pairs, the Indians went down 22-24, 14-21 in a 44-minute contest against the fifth-seeded Chinese duo. With this result, Paris Olympics silver medallists Wei Keng and Wang Chang extended their head-to-head record against the Indians to 7-2. After a sluggish start, Satwik and Chirag found their rhythm to lead 18-14 in the first game, but couldn't sustain the momentum as the Chinese fought back to snatch a thrilling opener. The second game followed a similar pattern, with the world number six pair continuing their dominance. The Indians faltered in both attack and defence, slumping to their fourth consecutive defeat against Wei Keng and Wang Chang. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
The Hindu
17-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag exit Japan Open
Indian shuttlers continued to falter at the Japan Open with Lakshya Sen and the star men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bowing out in the second round of the Super 750 badminton tournament here on Thursday (July 17, 2025). World No. 18 Lakshya's inconsistent run resulted in a 19-21, 11-21 loss to Japan's Kodai Naraoka in the men's singles that lasted close to an hour. The 23-year-old, who had looked promising in the opener with a commanding 21-11, 21-18 win over China's Wang Zheng Xing, failed to carry the momentum forward. In the men's doubles, Satwik and Chirag were handed a 22-24, 14-21 defeat by the fifth-seeded Chinese combine of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in a battle between former world No. 1 pairs. With this result, Paris Olympics silver medallists Wei Keng and Wang Chang extended their head-to-head record against the Indians to 7-2. After a sluggish start, Satwik and Chirag found their rhythm to lead 18-14 in the first game, but couldn't sustain the momentum as the Chinese fought back to snatch a thrilling opener. The second game followed a similar pattern, with the world number six pair continuing their dominance. The Indians faltered in both attack and defence, slumping to their fourth consecutive defeat against Wei Keng and Wang Chang.
