Meiraba, Satwik-Chirag enter quarterfinals of Thailand Open

The Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the semi-finals of the 2024 Thailand Open Super 500 on Friday with a straight games win over 21-7, 21-14 win over Malaysia’s Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap.

Earlier, Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto made it through to the women’s doubles semi-final after a tense match against South Korea’s Lee Yu Lim and Shin Seung Chan. The fourth seeded Indian pair came up with a tight 21-15, 21-23, 21-19 win over the sixth seeds from South Korea.

Meanwhile, Meiraba Luwang Maisnam’s impressive run at the tournament came to an end in a 12-21, 5-21 loss to world No 8 Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the men’s singles quarter-finals.