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The Satwik-Chirag pair had two wins from three games but Chinese Taipei advanced on better game difference.

The Taipei pair's win over the Indonesian duo seals India’s fate

Following is the complete schedule of Indian action on Tuesday

The Indian pair was outwitted by the experienced Indonesians

Sukamuljo and Gideon are now at the top of the group, while Satwik and Chirag are on the second spot.

The Indian doubles duo upset third seed Lee and Wang; Praneeth loses

The Indian duo defeated Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin 21-16, 16-21, 27-25 in the Group A game at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 3.

The London Olympics medalist Saina and Kidambi Srikanth failed to make the cut, leaving the medal hopes on the 25-year-old Sindhu.

The Olympics beginning in Tokyo from July 23 will see many firsts -- deferred by a year, no crowds, athletes in a bio-bubble and stringent protocols 

India’s men’s doubles badminton player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy is excited to play his maiden Olympics scheduled to be held from July 23. The 20-year-old lad from Amalapuram has come a long way. Terming his maiden appearance in Olympics as a dream come true, the lanky shuttler is determined to give his best to return with a […]

It would not be good on my part to interfere and accompany the team to the Olympics this time, says the badminton coach

While Sindhu has been seeded sixth and drawn in Group J of women's singles, Praneeth was seeded 13th in Group D of men's singles competition.

The Tokyo-bound badminton doubles specialists says it is always good to hear different kind of perspective which usually they don’t talk with coaches.

The doubles duo follows in the footsteps of Sindhu who practices at this venue

The pair defeated Malaysia's Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi 12-21, 21-19, 21-12 to progress ahead in the tournament.

Satwiksairaj and Ashwini showed top-notch fighting spirit before going down to World No 13 and No 5 pair -Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing of Malaysia

Mixed doubles pair Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy stunned Indonesian second seeded pair Hafiz Faizal and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja on Tuesday.

Rankireddy and Ponnappa defeated the World no. 8 pair in straight games 21-18, 21-10 in the encounter that lasted for 38 minutes. Indian pair will now proceed to the second round of the tournament.

“I’m happy that we broke into the top 20. In 2019 we could not play too many tournaments as I was injured and because of the Covid-19 pandemic," said 31-year-old Ashwini, who trains in Bengaluru.

Satwiksairaj and Ashwini have made a jump of 16 places and are placed at the 19th spot in the rankings which got updated on Tuesday.