Macau Open: Lakshya Sen advances to quarters, Ayush Shetty knocked out

India continued its stellar run at the Macau Open Badminton Tournament, with impressive performances propelling multiple players into the quarterfinals.

In men’s singles, Tharun Mannepalli pulled off a thrilling victory against Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu 19-21, 21-14, 22-20. Tharun will now face China’s world No. 87, Hu Zhe An, in the quarterfinals today.

Lakshya Sen also advanced to the last eight after a hard-fought 21-14, 14-21, 21-17 win over Indonesia’s Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo. He will meet China’s Zhu Xuan Chen in today’s



quarterfinal.

In men’s doubles, India’s top-ranked pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Japan’s Kakeru Kumagai and Hiroki Nishi 10-21, 22-20, 21-16. They will now face the Malaysian duo of Choong Hon Jian and Muhammad Haikal in their quarterfinal clash today.

Although Ayush Shetty exited the tournament after a valiant effort against Malaysia’s Justin Hoh, India’s strong showing across events has raised hopes for more podium finishes as the tournament progresses.