Satwik-Chirag in Rd Two; Prannoy loses

Chirag (left) and Satwik

Star Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty progressed to the men's doubles pre-quarterfinals, but it was curtains for fifth seed HS Prannoy after being stunned by compatriot Meiraba Luwang Maisnam in the men's singles opening round of Thailand Open here on Wednesday.

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Top seeds Satwik and Chirag took just 34 minutes to get past the Malaysian pair of Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Azriyn and Tan Wee Kiong 21-13, 21-13.

But Prannoy failed to clear the first hurdle, losing 19-21, 18-21 to Meiraba, who will take on Denmark's Mads Christophersen, who beat India's Kiran George 21-15, 13-21 21-17. In women's singles, Ashmita Chaliha entered the second round with a hard-fought 19-21, 21-15, 21-14 win over Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo of Indonesia.

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