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India Shines at Thailand Open: Sindhu and Men\u2019s Doubles Duo Reach Quarter-Finals<\/strong><\/p>\n India had an exciting day at the Thailand Open as star players P. V. Sindhu and the men’s doubles team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarter-finals with impressive victories on Thursday.<\/p>\n Sindhu, currently ranked World No. 12, showcased her skills with a convincing win over Denmark’s Amalie Schulz, finishing the match 21-13, 21-15 in just 28 minutes. The former world champion controlled the game well, utilizing her swift movements and powerful smashes to maintain pressure on her opponent throughout.<\/p>\n Having previously won her opening match against Chinese Taipei’s Tung Ciou-Tong 21-9, 21-12, Sindhu continues her tournament without losing a single game. She is set to face reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi next in what promises to be an exciting clash. Sindhu currently leads their head-to-head record 15-13, with their matches often highlighting fierce competition.<\/p>\n Recently, Sindhu also made waves at the Singapore Open, where she triumphed over fifth seed Putri Kusuma Wardani of Indonesia, winning 21-17, 21-18. It was a significant victory for her, especially after facing defeats to Wardani in their previous encounters.<\/p>\n Operating with confidence, Sindhu quickly took an early lead but faced challenges as Wardani caught up. However, Sindhu showcased her resilience and secured the first game. In the second game, the competition intensified, but she held her composure to clinch the win.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, in men\u2019s doubles, Satwik and Chirag maintained their strong form, taking down Malaysia’s Bryan Jeremy Goonting and Muhammad Haikal 21-12, 21-19. Their aggressive play was evident in the first game, allowing them to dominate early. Although the Malaysians put up a fight in the second game, the Indian duo kept their cool and finalized their victory.<\/p>\n Satwik and Chirag entered the Thailand Open energized after contributing to India\u2019s historic bronze medal at the Thomas Cup. They had previously fought hard in their opening match against Indonesia’s Muh Putra Erwiansyah and Bagas Maulana, winning that clash in three games.<\/p>\n As the Thailand Open continues, more Indian players, including Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Malvika Bansod, and Devika Sihag, are set to take the court later today.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" India Shines at Thailand Open: Sindhu and Men\u2019s Doubles Duo Reach Quarter-Finals India had an exciting day at the Thailand Open as star players P. V. Sindhu and the men’s doubles team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarter-finals with impressive victories on Thursday. Sindhu, currently ranked World No. 12, showcased her<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[43069,43065,41251,41248,43066,43068,41249,41252,41250,43067],"class_list":["post-32841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-indian-badminton-news","tag-indian-badminton-thailand-open","tag-pv-sindhu-quarter-finals","tag-pv-sindhu-thailand-open","tag-pv-sindhu-vs-akane-yamaguchi","tag-satwik-chirag-quarter-finals","tag-satwik-chirag-thailand-open","tag-satwiksairaj-rankireddy-chirag-shetty","tag-thailand-open-2026","tag-thailand-open-badminton-results"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}