Indian men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty staged a strong comeback to advance to the second round of the Denmark Open 2025, a BWF World Tour Super 750 event, in Odense on Wednesday.
The sixth seed recovered from a set down to defeat Scotland’s Christopher Grimley and Matthew Grimley 17-21, 21-11, 21-17 in a gripping match that lasted one hour and four minutes.
Having lost a close opening set 17-21, the Indian pair were quick to take a four-point lead at 8-4 in the second and sealed it in favour with a 21-11 scoreline.
The third set proved to be the decider, with both teams neck and neck at 10-all before Satwik and Chirag surged ahead to take an 18-12 lead.
The Scottish pair mounted a late fightback, but the Indians held their nerve to seal the match 21-17, wrapping up the contest in just over an hour.
They will now take on the Chinese Taipei’s Jhe-Huei Lee and Po Hsuan Yang in the second round on Thursday
In the men’s singles category, Lakshya Sen made it two of two for India with his tight three-game win against Nhat Nguyen of Ireland, 10-21, 21-8, 21-18.
Later in the day, the Indian mixed doubles pairs of Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Shivani and Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto will also open their campaign here in Denmark.
