Satwik-Chirag enter quarterfinals, Sindhu loses in Indonesia Open

India's Satwik-Chirag advance to quarterfinals, while Sindhu exits Indonesia Open; Indians falter in second round.

India’s top men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinals while two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu lost in the women's singles second round in the Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament in Jakarta on Thursday (June 5, 2025).

Satwik and Chirag, the 2023 champions, showed great temperament under pressure to register a hard-fought 16-21, 21-18, 22-20 win over world number 16 Danish pair of Rasmus Kjaer and Frederik Sogaard in a 68-minute second-round clash.

Satwik and Chirag, who had reached the semifinals of the Singapore Open Super 750 last week, thus remained the only surviving Indians in the competition.

The former world number one pair will face Malaysian seventh seeds Man Wei Chong and Kai Wun Tee next.

Earlier, Sindhu faltered in the deciding game to go down to world number 8 Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand in the second round.

Sindhu squandered a 15-11 lead in the decider to lose 22-20, 10-21, 18-21 in a gruelling 78-minute battle.

It was a disappointing day for the rest of the Indian contingent, as Sathish Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath, along with the women’s doubles pair of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly, also bowed out in the second round.