Denmark Open: Satwik-Chirag cruises into quarterfinals; Treesa-Gayatri loses

The world no. 8 Indian combo defeated Indonesia's Muhammad Fikri and Maulana Bagas 21-14, 21-16 in a match that lasted for 36 minutes.

FILE PHOTO: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty celebrate their victory after a match at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on August 26, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Indian men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty registered their second straight-game win at the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament in Odense on Thursday.

The world no. 8 Indian combo defeated Indonesia's Muhammad Fikri and Maulana Bagas 21-14, 21-16 in a match that lasted for 36 minutes.

With this win, they advanced to the quarterfinals.

In the round of 32, Satwik-Chirag defeated the South Korean pair Kang Min Hyuk-Seo Seung Jae in straight games to make a perfect start to their campaign in the tournament.

Meanwhile, in a round of 16 match, women’s doubles pair Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand suffered a straight-game (21-23, 13-21) loss to Jongkolphan Kititharak and Rawinda Prajongjai of Thailand.

In mixed doubles, Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto ended their campaign with a 16-21, 10, 21 defeat to the Japanese pair of Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino.