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The Chinese pair is leading the first game.

(Photo: Screengrab from Paris 2024 official website)

MATSUYAMA Nami/SHIDA Chiharu (Japan) vs CRASTO Tanisha/PONNAPPA Ashwini (India) at La Chapelle Arena Court 3 to begin after 12:50 PM IST today

The Satwik-Chirag match is cancelled after their German opponents pulled out.

The third-ranked Satwik-Chirag was scheduled to play Germany’s Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seide in their second Olympic group match in Paris. But after Lamsfuss suffered a knee injury on Tuesday, the latter pulled out of the draw. After wishing Lamsfuss a quick recovery in a statement regarding the injuries, BWF announced that the outcome of Satwik-Chirag’s second encounter will now be deemed void.

Satwik-Chirag, the current Asian Games champions, had an edge in the group due to the injured withdrawal. The Indian duo defeated the French team of Ronan Labar and Lucas Corvee 21-17 21-14 earlier on Saturday in a Group C match.

Assuming that Satwik-Chirag lose their group-stage match against the Indonesian duo of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto on Monday, Satwik-Chirag will advance to the quarterfinal immediately.

Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen’s victory over Kevin Cordon in the opening men’s singles Group L match won’t be counted as his Guatemalan opponent pulled out of the Paris Olympics due to a left elbow injury.

“Guatemalan men’s singles player Kevin Cordon has withdrawn from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Badminton Competition due to a left elbow injury,” Badminton World Federation (BWF) said in an update.

“His remaining Group L matches against Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie (Court 2, 2pm local time, 29 July 2024) and Julien Carraggi of Belgium (Court 3, ‘Not Before’ 9.20am local time, 31 July 2024) will not be played. Matches on these courts in each respective session have been rescheduled.

“As per BWF General Competition Regulations for group stage play, the results of all matches played, or yet to be played, involving Cordon in Group L are now considered deleted,” the sport’s global governing body added.

The withdrawal of Cordon, a Tokyo Olympics semifinalist, means Group L will now be considered a three-player affair, involving Christie and Carraggi of Belgium besides Sen.