China Open 2025: Satwiksairaj, Chirag Shetty lose to acquainted foes in semifinals


Former World No. 1 and India’s High-Ranked Males’s Doubles Pair, Satwiksairaj RankireDy and Chirag Shetty, Crashed out of the China Open, A Tremendous Match Held in Changzhou, On Saturday. The Indian Duo Misplaced in Straight Video games to World No. 2 aaron chia and soh wooi yik of malaysia, 13-21, 17-21, in beneath an hour.

It was a subdued efficiency from the Indian stars, who had displayed spectacular kind en path to the semi-finals. The Malaysian Pair Dominated Prosedings from Begin to End, By no means Permitting Satwik and Chirag-Rended for his or her explosive style-a area to settle or construct momentum. In Each Video games, The Indians was fixed on the again foot, unable to mount any sustained strain on their opponents.

Saturday’s defeat marked their Third Consective Loss to Aaron and Soh, Who Proceed to be a Important Impediment for the Indian Pair. Of the 14 conferences between the 2 pairs, the malaysians have emerged Victorous 11 occasions. Notable, certainly one of their most painful defeats got here within the Quarter-Finals of the tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Satwik and Chirag are actually enduring a title Drough Spanning Over a 12 months. Though they began the 2025 season strongly-Reaching the Semi-Finals of Bot the Malaysia Masters and the India Open-A Title Nonetheless Eludes Them. Their most up-to-date Victory got here in Might 2024, after they clinched a brilliant -500 crown in Thailand. Their 2024 season was married by harm Issues, Following a disappointing present within the paris olympics.

Regardless of the setback, The Indian Duo Can Draw Positives from But One other Robust Exhibiting on the Tremendous 1000 Stage. They e-book their place within the semi-furnals with a hard-forward win over the malaysian pair ong yew sin and teo ee yi within the Quarter-Finals on Friday.

It has been a 12 months of constant outcomes for the pair, who additionally reacted the semi-finals on the India open, singapore open, and malaysia open earrlier within the season.

Disappointing ends in singels

In the meantime, within the girls’s singles draw, India’s PV Sindhu was Knocked Out within the Spherical of 16 by 17-Previous Compatriot Unnati Hooda. Nonetheless, {the teenager}’s run ended within the Quarter-Finals, The place She was defeated in Straight Video games by Former World Champion Akane Akane Akane Yamaguchi.

Within the males’s singles, there was additional disappointment as lakshya sen exited within the first discovered, whereas hs prannoy bowed out within the second spherical. (With pti inputs)

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Revealed by:

Akshay ramesh

Revealed on:

Jul 26, 2025