All England Open: PV Sindhu Advances, Men's Doubles Team Of Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Bow Out

PV Sindhu advanced into the quarters while Indian men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy on Thursday bowed out of the ongoing All England Open.

Indian men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy on Thursday bowed out of the ongoing All England Open. Denmark's Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen defeated the Indian duo 21-16, 11-21, 21-17 in the second round of the All England Open. The Danish duo brushed aside the challenge of the Indian pair inside 63 minutes. Earlier on Thursday, ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu progressed to the quarterfinals of the All England Open after registering a comprehensive straight-games win over Denmark's Line Christophersen.  Sindhu, the reigning World Champion, dominated the encounter and moved to the next round with ease as she defeated Christophersen 21-8, 21-8 in just 25 minutes. Meanwhile, there was disappointment for India in men's singles as Sai Praneeth lost to Denmark's Viktor Axelsen after winning the first game.