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Star Indian sets of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the men's pairs pre-quarterfinals yet it was draperies for fifth seed HS Prannoy subsequent to being staggered by comrade Meiraba Luwang Maisnam in the men's singles opening round of Thailand Open here on Wednesday. Favored picks Satwik and Chirag required only 34 minutes to move beyond the Malaysian sets of Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Azriyn and Tan Small Kiong 21-13 21-13 in the initial round. The Indian mix of Satwik and Chirag will play the Chinese sets of Xie Hao Nan and Zeng Wei Han in the following round. However, Prannoy neglected to clear the primary obstacle, losing 19-21 18-21 to Meiraba in a match enduring 55 minutes. Meiraba will take on Denmark's Mads Christophersen, who beat India's Kiran George 21-15 13-21 21-17. In ladies' singles, Ashmita Chaliha dug out from a deficit to enter the second round of with a hard-battled 19-21 21-15 21-14 success over Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo of Indonesia. However, an extreme second round experience anticipates Ashmita as she will be facing favorite Han Yue of China. Yue got the better of one more Indian in Malvika Bansod, enlisting an agreeable 21-11 21-10 success. Unnati Hooda likewise neglected to cross the initial round as she wasted a game benefit to lose 21-14 14-21 9-21 against Lianne Tan of Belgium.