Tokyo Olympics: Satwiksairaj Ranikreddy-Chirag Shetty Lose To World No.1 Pair Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo-Marcus Gideon Fernaldi Of Indonesia

Tokyo Olympics: India's men's doubles badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Ranikreddy and Chirag Shetty lost their second Group A match to Indonesia's world number one pair of Marcus Gideon Fernaldi and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.

The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a straight game loss to world number one Marcus Gideon Fernaldi and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo of Indonesia in their second Group A match at the Olympics on Monday. The world number 10 Indian duo could never get into any kind of rhythm and lost 13-21 12-21 in 32 minutes against the top seeded team. It was their ninth defeat to the Indonesian pair in as many meetings. Sukamuljo and Gideon are now at the top of the group, while Satwik and Chirag are on the second spot. The Indians will look to beat England's Ben Lane and Sean Vendy, who had also suffered a defeat against the famed Indonesians. World number three Chinese Taipei pair of Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin, the fourth team in Group A, also notched up a win against the English duo earlier in the day to stay in contention. The match started with short rallies with both the parties moving neck and neck till 6-6. The Indonesians then reeled off five straight points to enter the break with four advantage points. Sukamuljo was simply sensational in front of the court, using his high racquet speed to perfection.