Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag Enters Men's Doubles QFs, Srikanth Loses

The Indian women’s doubles badminton pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto made their way into the quarter-finals of the 2024 Malaysia Open Super 1000 on Thursday, beating world No 9 pair of Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara.

In a contest which lasted more than an hour, Ponnappa and Crasto prevailed 21-19, 13-21, 21-15 against their higher ranked opponents from Japan.

The early stages of the match were evenly poised with both pairs level on 6-6 before the Indians edged ahead at 10-6. Matsumoto and Nagahara, former world champions, however fought back soon enough to level up at 16-16.