Defending champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a shock first-round exit in the men's doubles at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday, while mixed doubles pair Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila advanced to the quarterfinals after winning back-to-back matches.
The fourth-seeded Satwik-Chirag pair, which had won the men's doubles gold at the previous Asian Games, went down 12-21, 21-19, 21-14 to Thailand's Pakkapon Teeraratsakul and Peeratchai Sukphun in a 68-minute Round of 32 clash.