Star Indian men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Reddy and Chirag Shetty secured their first World Championship medal by defeating world number two Takuro Hoki and Japan’s Yugo Kobayashi in the quarterfinals here on Friday.
Tokyo: Star Indian Men’s Doubles Pair Satwiksaraj Reddy Y chirag shetty secured the first medal in World Championships World number two Takuro Hoki and Japan’s Yugo Kobayashi reached the quarterfinals here on Friday.
The world No. 7 Indian pair, who won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games earlier this month, put on a brilliant performance to beat local favorites and defending champions 24-22, 15-21, 21-14 in one hour and 15 minutes. Reclaimed. Men’s doubles medal for the first time in the prestigious tournament.
It was India’s second World Championship medal in doubles with Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa claiming the first in women’s doubles in 2011.
Earlier, MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila’s fine performance came to an end after losing to three-time gold medalists Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the men’s doubles quarterfinals.
The unseeded Indian pair, who scored some sensational wins this week, dropped to third-seeded Indonesia 8-21, 14-21 in less than 30 minutes to end their campaign.
The Indians had previously defeated eighth seeds Kim Astrup and Anders Skarup Rasmussen of Denmark in the second round.
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