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17 Jul, 2025
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Sports News | Satwik-Chirag Lose in Japan Open
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Tokyo, Jul 17 (PTI) India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bowed out of the Japan Super 750 tournament after losing to Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang of China in the second round here on Thursday. In a clash of former world number one pairs, the Indians went down 22-24, 14-21 in a 44-minute contest against the fifth-seeded Chinese duo. Also Read | FIDE Women's World Cup 2025: Divya Deshmukh Shocks World Number Two Zhu Jiner; Other Indians Play Out Draws. With this result, Paris Olympics silver medallists Wei Keng and Wang Chang extended their head-to-head record against the Indians to 7-2. After a sluggish start, Satwik and Chirag found their rhythm to lead 18-14 in the first game, but couldn't sustain the momentum as the Chinese fought back to snatch a thrilling opener. Also Read | Lionel Messi's Multi-Goal Streak Ends in Inter Miami's 0-3 Loss to FC Cincinnati in MLS 2025. The second game followed a similar pattern, with the world number six pair continuing their dominance. The Indians faltered in both attack and defence, slumping to their fourth consecutive defeat against Wei Keng and Wang Chang. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
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