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Satwik-Chirag drop stinker, defending champions suffer first-round exit in Asian Games 2026

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shettys bid to defend their mens doubles badminton crown at the Asian Games ended in the opening round itself. Thailands Pakkapon Teeraratsakul and Peeratchai Sukphun stunned the Indian pair, producing a three-game upset in Aichi. The duo went down 12-21, 21-19, 21-14 to the world No. 36.