Badminton
Denmark Open 2025: Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya Sen advance to second round
The Indian pair received a very tough fight against the lesser-known Scottish pair of Christopher and Matthew Grimley.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag advanced to the round of 16 of the Denmark Open 2025. (File Photo)
Indian men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty staged a strong comeback to advance to the second round of the Denmark Open 2025, a BWF World Tour Super 750 event, in Odense on Wednesday.
The sixth seed recovered from a set down to defeat Scotland’s Christopher Grimley and Matthew Grimley 17-21, 21-11, 21-17 in a gripping match that lasted one hour and four minutes.
Having lost a close opening set 17-21, the Indian pair were quick to take a four-point lead at 8-4 in the second and sealed it in favour with a 21-11 scoreline.
The third set proved to be the decider, with both teams neck and neck at 10-all before Satwik and Chirag surged ahead to take an 18-12 lead.
The Scottish pair mounted a late fightback, but the Indians held their nerve to seal the match 21-17, wrapping up the contest in just over an hour.
They will now take on the Chinese Taipei's Jhe-Huei Lee and Po Hsuan Yang in the second round on Thursday
In the men's singles category, Lakshya Sen made it two of two for India with his tight three-game win against Nhat Nguyen of Ireland, 10-21, 21-8, 21-18.
Later in the day, the Indian mixed doubles pairs of Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Shivani and Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto will also open their campaign here in Denmark.
