After failing produce much resistance in the first game, Satwik-Chirag, 12th in the men's doubles badminton rankings, put on a fight in the second but couldn't prevent a 21-13, 21-17 defeat in 42 minutes.
In a high-octane all-Indian clash, 17-year-old Unnati Hooda delivered a sensational performance to overcome two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and book her place in the Women's Singles quarterfinals at the China Open 2025 on Thursday, according to a release from BAI.
Unnati Hooda delivered a commanding performance to outplay experienced Scottish shuttler Kirsty Gilmour 21-11, 21-16 in just 36 minutes at the China Open 2025, as per Badminton Association of India (BAI).
India's top-ranked shuttler duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty cruised into the Round of 16 with consummate ease, while PV Sindhu brushed off an early scare to book her berth in the next round at the ongoing China Open 2025 on Wednesday.
Sharma, who started the second round from the tenth ha a bogey on the 12th but birdied the 14th and the 18th to be 1-under at the turn. On the second nine, he had four birdies, a bogey and a double bogey on the ninth for a 69.