MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila lose in pre-quarterfinals of Orleans Masters

Paris (Uttam Hindu News)-The Indian men’s doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila crashed out in the second round of the Orleans Masters 2024 badminton tournament after losing to China’s Huang Di and Liu Yi. The fifth-seeded Indian pair lost 21-15, 21-17 to unseeded Chinese pair Huang Di and Liu Yi in the quarterfinals of the BWF Super 300 tournament on Thursday. Arjun and Kapila made a great start to the match and were leading 10-7, but Huang Di and Liu Yi turned the tables on the Indian badminton players and took a five-point lead at 18-13 and then ended the first game easily. done. The second game started on a draw but Arjun and Kapila lost consecutive points after the intermission and lost the match in 36 minutes. Meanwhile, the Indian men’s doubles pair of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Sai Prateek entered the quarter-finals by defeating French shuttlers Mael Catoin and Lucas Renoir 21-14, 21-9. They will face Danish pair Andreas Sondergaard and Jesper Toft on Friday for a place in the semi-finals.