{"id":57964,"date":"2024-11-18T09:01:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T09:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/?p=57964"},"modified":"2024-11-18T11:03:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T11:03:46","slug":"satwiksairaj-rankireddy-and-chirag-shetty-set-for-return-at-china-masters-super-750-after-injury-layoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/18\/satwiksairaj-rankireddy-and-chirag-shetty-set-for-return-at-china-masters-super-750-after-injury-layoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Set for Return at China Masters Super 750 After Injury Layoff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shenzhen (China), Nov 18:<\/strong> India\u2019s premier men\u2019s doubles pair<\/strong> of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy<\/strong> and Chirag Shetty<\/strong> will make their highly-anticipated return to action at the China Masters Super 750<\/strong> badminton tournament, which kicks off here on Tuesday. The duo is returning to competition after a disappointing Paris Olympics campaign<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former world number one pair<\/strong> had been sidelined from competitive action following Satwik’s shoulder injury<\/strong> after the Olympics, leading them to miss several high-profile tournaments, including the Arctic Open<\/strong>, Denmark Open<\/strong>, and China Open<\/strong>. With Satwik recovering from his injury, the pair will now aim to regain their momentum. However, they have faced a setback as they have been without a coach<\/strong> since Mathias Boe\u2019s departure<\/strong> in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Satwik and Chirag, who were runners-up in the previous editions of the China Masters, will begin their campaign against Chinese Taipei\u2019s Yang Po-Hsuan<\/strong> and Lee Jhe-Huei<\/strong> in the opening round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elsewhere, P V Sindhu<\/strong> and Lakshya Sen<\/strong> will look to overcome their recent struggles and aim for improved performances as they continue their quest for consistency. Both players, who took a long break after their campaigns at the Paris Games<\/strong>, have struggled to regain their best form since the Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since his semifinal loss<\/strong> in Paris, Lakshya has faced early exits<\/strong> at the Arctic Open Super 500<\/strong> and Denmark Open<\/strong>, and the trend continued last week when the young shuttler suffered another first-round exit<\/strong> at the Kumamoto Masters Japan<\/strong>. He will face seventh-seeded Malaysian Lee Zii Jia<\/strong> in his opening match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 23-year-old Lakshya<\/strong> has the potential to beat any opponent, but his mental toughness<\/strong> has come under scrutiny after his heartbreaking near-miss at the Tokyo Olympics<\/strong>, where he slipped from a medal position in a dramatic loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu<\/strong> also faced challenges, initially recovering from a shock opening-round loss<\/strong> to Canada\u2019s Michelle Li<\/strong> in Finland, before reaching the quarterfinals in Odense<\/strong>. However, Li continued to be a hurdle, defeating Sindhu in the round of 16<\/strong> last week. The unseeded Indian will begin her campaign against Thailand\u2019s Supanida Katethong<\/strong>, whom she leads 5-4 in their head-to-head<\/strong> record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the women\u2019s singles<\/strong> event, promising young talents Aakarshi Kashyap<\/strong> and Malvika Bansod<\/strong> will also compete. Aakarshi<\/strong> will face Tomoka Miyazaki<\/strong> of Japan in her opening match, while Malvika<\/strong> will take on Line H\u00f8jmark Kjaersfeldt<\/strong> in the first round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In women\u2019s doubles<\/strong>, the team of Treesa Jolly<\/strong> and Gayatri Gopichand<\/strong>, who suffered a first-round exit<\/strong> from the Kumamoto Masters Japan<\/strong>, will be in action. The Indian duo will face the second-seeded Chinese combination<\/strong> of Liu Sheng Shu<\/strong> and Tan Ning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B Sumeeth Reddy<\/strong> will also partner Sikki Reddy<\/strong> in the mixed doubles event<\/strong>, continuing India\u2019s strong presence at the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The China Masters Super 750<\/strong> is an important event for these players as they aim to regain their form and prepare for upcoming challenges in the international badminton circuit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shenzhen (China), Nov 18: India\u2019s premier men\u2019s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will make their highly-anticipated return to action at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament, which kicks off here on Tuesday. The duo is returning to competition after a disappointing Paris Olympics campaign. The former world number one pair had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-57964","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57964"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57966,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57964\/revisions\/57966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}