The Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the second round of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton on Tuesday with a straight-game win against the pair of Chen Zhi Re and Lin Yu Chih of Chinese Taipei.

The Asian Games champion Indian pair defeated the pair of Chen and Lin, ranked 38th in the world rankings, 21-16 21-15 in their opening match. The pair of Satwiksairaj and Chirag have played two semi-finals (Malaysia Open Super 1000 and India Open Super 750) in the last two weeks.

The women's doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa, ranked 19th in the world rankings, defeated the Thai pair of Ornicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai 21-6 21-14. The former world number one men's doubles pair of Satwik and Chirag will next face the winner of the match between Indonesia's Raymond Inra and Patra Harpan Rindorindo and Thailand's Kittinupong Kedren and Dechapol Puavaranukroh.

The pair of Ashwini and Tanisha, who won the Guwahati Masters Super 100 title last month, will next face Malaysia's Pei Ki Go and Mei Jing Teoh. In men's singles, 2023 Odisha Masters runner-up Ayush Shetty defeated compatriot Kidambi Srikanth 21-7, 21-15 in the qualifying stage, while Tanya Hemant defeated Chinese Taipei's Tung Siu-Tong 16-21, 21-17, 21-15 in a tough battle in women's singles. World Junior Championship (2023) bronze medallist Ayush will face top seed Shi Yu Qi of China in the main draw, while Tanya will face former world champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand.