Thailand Open: Meiraba, Satwik-Chirag pair enter quarterfinals
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Bangkok: India's shuttlers Meiraba Luwang Maisnam and men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty move to the quarterfinal of Thailand Open Super 500 here on Thursday, PTI reported.
A day after his upset win over compatriot HS Prannoy, the 21-year-old Meiraba, who trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, eliminated Denmark's Mads Christophersen 21-14 22-20 in second round clash men's singles clash that lasted 50 minutes.
Meiraba, who won the Iran Fajr International and India International in 2022, will face a litmus test when he takes on world champion and local hero Kunlavut Vitidsarn next.
World number 3 Indian pair of Satwik and Chirag defeated Xie Sao Nan and Zeng Wei Han, ranked 69th, 21-16 21-11 in their second-round match.
The Asian Games gold medallists will next face Malaysia's Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap.
Among other Indians, Ashmita Chaliha's gruelling fight ended in a narrow loss as she went down 15-21 21-12 12-21 to top-seeded Chinese Han Yue in women's singles.
In mixed doubles, Sathish Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath lost 10-21 17-21 to Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha Haningtyas Mentari to bow out of the competition.