Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya enter second round of Denmark Open

Odense, Oct 15 (PTI) Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty survived a scare before progressing to the men's doubles second round with a thrilling win over Scotland's Christopher Grimley and Matthew Grimley at the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament here on Wednesday.

Satwik and Chirag, who reached back-to-back finals at the Hong Kong Open and China Masters, rallied from a game down to beat Christopher and Matthew 17-21, 21-11, 21-17 in their opening match.

The sixth-seeded Indian pair, who claimed their second World Championships bronze earlier this year in Paris, will next face Chinese Taipei's Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan.

In men's singles, Lakshya Sen made a winning start to his campaign with a hard-fought 10-21, 21-8, 21-18 victory over Ireland's Nhat Nguyen.

The 24-year-old from Almora, who finished fourth at the Olympics and recently reached the Hong Kong Super 500 final, will meet either second seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark or Indonesia's Anthony Ginting in the next round.

In mixed doubles, the Indian pair of Mohit Jaglan and Lakshita Jaglan went down 14-21, 11-21 to Indonesia's Adnan Maulana and Indah Cahya Sari Jamil in the opening round. PTI ATK AM ATK AM AM