The disappointing run of Indian shuttlers continued with the first round exit of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty at the Singapore Open on Wednesday.
The world No. 5 Indian pair lost to world No. 24 Japanese duo of Akira Koga and Taichi Sato 18-21, 21-14, 18-21. The women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost from a comfortable position to Nga Ting Yeung and Pui Lam Yeung of Hong Kong 14-21, 21-18, 19-21.