China Masters 2025: Satwik-Chirag pair through to round of 16, Lakshya knocked out
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty booked their spot in the round of 16 at China Masters, a BWF World Tour Super 750 event, in Shenzhen with a straight-games win on Wednesday.
Two-time World Championships bronze medallists Satwik and Chirag took down the Malaysian duo of Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap 24-22, 21-13 in 42 minutes. The two pairs had also met in the quarterfinals of last week’s Hong Kong Open, where the Indians had won in three games.
Satwik-Chirag duo will be up against Chinese Taipei’s Chiu Hsiang Chieh and Wang Chi-Lin in the next round.
In men’s singles, Lakshya Sen, who finished runner-up at Hong Kong Open, went down 21-11, 21-10 to Frenchman Toma Junior Popov in half an hour in the first round.
The mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also suffered defeat, losing 21-19, 21-13 to China’s Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping.
Later in the day, the women’s doubles pair of Rutaparna and Swetaparna Panda will take on Malaysia’s Ong Xin Yee and Carmen Ting.
Published on Sep 17, 2025