BWF Asia C’ships: India men lose 2-3 to China

India`s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Pic/AP, PTI

The Indian men's team felt the absence of star doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as it suffered a narrow 2-3 loss to China in the Badminton Asia Team Championships group tie on Thursday.

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Star shuttlers HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen won their singles matches, but China fought back with wins in the two doubles contests to make it 2-2. National champion Chirag Sen then lost 15-21, 16-21 to Wang Zheng Xing in the fifth match as India conceded the tie.

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