Asian Games gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty faltered within the opening spherical to make a stunning exit from the Japan Masters Super 500 badminton match on Tuesday. The top-seeded Indian mixture went down 21-16 18-21 16-21 to world quantity 21 Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han of Chinese Taipei in a 63-minute match. Satwik and Chirag, ranked world quantity 5, had defeated Lu and Yang on the French Open closing final yr however they could not get on high of the Taiwanese pair, who dished out a spirited efficiency to outwit the Indians. The Indians erased an preliminary 0-3 deficit to seize a 11-7 lead. Lu and Yang clawed again at 13-13 however Satwik and Chirag managed to maintain their nostril forward earlier than taking the opening recreation with 4 straight factors.

The second recreation was a tricky battle as benefit modified arms too regularly with the Taiwanese managing to carry on to 11-9 lead on the interval.

Satwik and Chirag saved respiration down their neck however Lu and Yang broke off at 14-14 to take the match to the decider.

The third recreation adopted the identical script with the 2 pairs partaking in a slugfest. From 6-6, Lu and Yang received 4 of the subsequent 5 factors to make it 7-10.

Satwik and Chirag drew parity however Lu and Yang have been relentless as they dominated the rallies and feasted on the weak spot of the Indians to seal the difficulty with out a lot ado ultimately.

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