India’s top men’s doubles duo, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, secured a spot in the Thailand Open semifinals with a convincing win in Bangkok. They triumphed over Japan’s Takumi Nomura and Yuichi Shimogami, winning 21-12, 21-13 in just 41 minutes. This victory marks their first semifinal appearance at a BWF World Tour event in 2026.
Meanwhile, P. V. Sindhu faced a quarterfinal defeat after a challenging match against Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi. Sindhu, a double Olympic medalist, lost 21-19, 18-21, 15-21 to the top seed and world No. 3 in a hard-fought women’s singles quarterfinal.
Later in the day, Lakshya Sen was scheduled to compete in the men’s singles quarterfinals against reigning champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn, a home favorite. The Indian men’s doubles team, ranked fourth globally, will now await their semifinal opponents, either Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin or Scotland’s Christopher Grimley and Matthew Grimley.
