In-form men’s doubles pairing of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were knocked out of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament after losing against Indonesia’s new pairing of Rahmat Hidayat and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in Cesson-Sevigne on Wednesday. The Indians, who had beaten this duo last week at Denmark Open on their way to the semifinal, lost the match 18-21 20-22 in 42 minutes. Satwik-Chirag, who has risen back to world No 3 and are headed for the season-ending World Tour Finals, were subdued in the opening game, but had a game point in the second game to force a decider that they couldn’t convert.

It marks the first time Satwik and Chirag have lost this early at their favourite tournament on tour, an event that they have won twice in the past in 2022 and 2024, while al

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