Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty sail into the second round.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will play the Chinese sets of Xie Hao Nan and Zeng Wei Han in the following round.

Star Indian sets of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the men’s doubles pre-quarterfinals of the Thailand Open badminton competition with a straight-game dominance over the Malaysian couple of Nur Mohd Azriyn, Ayub Azriyn, and Tan Small Kiong here on Wednesday. The top-cultivated Indian pair required only 34 minutes to move beyond the Malaysian pair 21-13-21-13 in the initial round match. Satwik and Chirag will play the Chinese sets of Xie Hao Nan and Zeng Wei Han in the following round.

Ashmita Chaliha dug out from a deficit to enter the second round of the ladies’ singles rivalry with a hard-fought 19-21, 21-15, 21-14 victory over Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo of Indonesia in the initial round.

However, an intense second round experience anticipates Ashmita, as she will be facing favorite Han Yue of China.

Yue got the better of one more Indian in Malvika Bansod, enlisting an agreeable 21-11, 21-10 success.