Indian shuttlers faced another disappointing day at the Japan Open as Lakshya Sen and doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty crashed out in the second round on Thursday.
World No. 18 Lakshya Sen couldn't maintain his opening momentum, losing 19-21, 11-21 to Japan's Kodai Naraoka after his commanding first-round victory over China's Wang Zheng Xing.
The star men's doubles duo of Satwik-Chirag suffered a 22-24, 14-21 defeat to fifth-seeded Chinese pair Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang. Despite leading 18-14 in the first game, the Indians couldn't sustain their rhythm. This marked their fourth consecutive loss to the Paris Olympics silver medallists, who now lead their head-to-head record 7-2.
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