Thailand Open 2023: Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya Sen advance; Sindhu exits in first round

India’s ace shuttler P V Sindhu was stunned by Canada’s Michelle Li 8-21, 21-18, 18-21 in the first round of Thailand Open on Wednesday.

India’s P V Sindhu in action. | Photo Credit: AP

India’s ace shuttler P V Sindhu was stunned by Canada’s Michelle Li 8-21, 21-18, 18-21 in the first round of Thailand Open on Wednesday.

Prior to this match, the two-time Olympic medallist from India defeated Li in all the nine games played between the two.

The Indian was very close to making a comeback after winning 10 points in a row during the third game, but fell short as the match ended in an hour and two minutes.

Lakshya Sen, came back from first game loss to enter the second round against Wang Tzu Wei 21-23, 21-15, 21-15.

Mithun Manjunath went down 21-17, 8-21, 15-21 to local favourite Kunlavut Viditsarn.

In men’s doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Rasmus Kjaer and Frederik Sogaard of Denmark in the first round.

In a match that almost lasted for almost an hour, the number one seeded Indian duo prevailed 21-13, 18-21, 21- 17.