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Indian Shuttlers Shine at Macau Open

Tharun Mannepalli and Lakshya Sen (Images via X/@BadmintonZenith)

India had a successful day at the Macau Open tournament, with singles players Lakshya Sen and Tharun Mannepalli advancing to the semifinals. Meanwhile, the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty faced an early elimination. Tharun, the dark horse of the competition, continued his impressive performance by defeating China's Hu Zhe'an, the current junior world champion, in a tough three-game match.

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The 23-year-old Indian comfortably secured the first game, faced a setback in the second, but managed to clinch the victory with a score of 21-12, 13-21, 21-18, earning a spot in the top four. Earlier in the tournament, Tharun had surprised everyone by defeating top seed Lee Cheuk Yiu from Hong Kong. He is set to play against Malaysia's Justin Hoh in the semifinals on Saturday, a player he had previously beaten earlier this year at the Thailand Open. Lakshya Sen, India's top-ranked singles player and a qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympics, also secured a spot in the semifinals after a hard-fought victory over China's Xuan Chen Zhu. Sen, currently ranked 17th globally, won the match 21-14, 18-21, 21-14 in just over an hour. This is his best performance in a BWF World Tour event this season. He will now face Indonesia's Alwi Farhan in the quest for a spot in the final.

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On the other hand, Satwik and Chirag's journey ended in the pre-quarterfinals. The Indian pair, ranked ninth globally, lost a close match in three games to Malaysia's Choong Hon Jian and Muhammad Haikal. Despite leading 17-12 in the final game, the Indian duo was defeated 21-14, 13-21, 22-20 — their first loss to the Malaysian opponents.

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