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Malaysian Ng Tze Yong: Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered an opening-round defeat in the China Open Super 1000 badminton tournament, here on Wednesday.

The Indian pair, ranked two in the world, lost to the 13th-seeded Indonesian duo of Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Maulana Bagas 17-21, 21-11, 17-21 in an hour and eight minutes game.

The pair's opening-round loss marked the end of the India's challenge as none of the shuttlers from the country advanced to the second round of the Super 1000 tournament.