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.
Second seed Tanvi maintained her dominant form in the women's singles, defeating fifth seed Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan of Indonesia 21-19, 21-14 in a swift 35-minute encounter. Tanvi has been in sublime touch throughout the tournament, securing all her wins in straight games so far.
In women's singles, Vennala Kalagotla impressed with two back-to-back wins -- a swift 21-6, 21-10 win over Alissa Kuleshova in just 15 minutes, followed by a 21-18, 21-16 result against Indonesia's Auberta Zerlina to enter the round-of-32. Second seed Tanvi Sharma eased past UAE's Vaidehi
The mixed doubles combination of Vishnu Kode and Reshika U began India's march with a 11-5 win over Keneth Aruggoda and Isuri Attanayake in the relay point system where a team had to bag 110 points to win the match, as per a press release from the Badminton Association of India (BAI) Media.
India's top men's singles and doubles contenders advanced to the Round-of-16 at the Japan Open 2025, with Lakshya Sen and the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty notching straight-game victories in their opening matches on Wednesday.
India's seasoned badminton player and Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal announced that she has parted ways with her husband, Parupalli Kashyap, who is also a shuttler.
Srikanth, on the comeback trail after a challenging injury phase, sealed a straight-game victory 21-18, 21-9 in a commanding display of experience and resilience, wrapping up the victory in just 43 minutes.
Three Indian shuttlers produced dominant displays to move into the quarterfinals at the ongoing Canada Open 2025, with Kidambi Srikanth, Shriyanshi Valishetty, and S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian all registering straight-game wins in their respective Round of 16 clashes.
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth defeated his compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat and marched into the second round of the Canada Open 2025 badminton tournament in Ontario on Wednesday.
Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth advanced into the quarter-finals of the men's singles event at the Malaysia Masters 2025 badminton tournament in Bukit Jalil, whereas HS Prannoy bowed out of the competition, as per Olympics.com.
Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu cruised to the second round of the Badminton Asia Championships 2025 in Ningbo, China, whereas Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy crashed out of the tournament on Wednesday.
India's women's doubles pair of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly advanced into the second round of the ongoing Swiss Open 2025 badminton tournament in Basel, Switzerland on Tuesday.