Paris, August 29 (PTI) – The Indian mixed doubles team comprising Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto exited the World Championships on Friday, suffering a straight-sets defeat against Malaysia's world No. 4 duo of Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei. Aiming to secure India's inaugural mixed doubles medal in this prestigious event, Kapila and Crasto succumbed 15-21, 13-21 in a 37-minute match. A victory would have ensured them at least a bronze medal.
Ranked No. 17 globally, the Indian pair had caused a major upset just a day earlier by defeating Hong Kong's world No. 5 pair, Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet. However, they could not carry forward that momentum in their quarterfinal clash.
Subsequently, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and the eminent men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are set to compete in their respective quarterfinal matches, each looking to secure a medal for India.
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