Lakshya Sen and India’s top men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chiraj Shetty qualified for the quarterfinals of their respective events at the Denmark Open 2025 badminton tournament in Odense on Thursday.
World No. 21 Lakshya Sen defeated local favourite Anders Antonsen at the Jyske Bank Arena. In the men’s doubles, Satwik-Chirag also qualified for the semi-finals of the Denmark Open 2025 after defeating Chinese Taipei’s Lee Jhe-huei and Yang Po-hsuan with the scoreline of 21-19 and 21-17.
Indian duo of Satwik-Chirag
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty defeated Ardianto/Rahmat Hidayat earlier at the Jyske Bank Arena Court 2 on October 17, 2025. The Indian duo made their way into the quarter-finals of the Denmark Open 2025, defeating the Chinese duo of Taiwan’s Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan with a scoreline of 21-19 and 21-17. The match lasted for about 41 minutes. The sixth-seeded Indian pair had beaten Scotland’s Christopher Grimley and Matthew Grimley in the first round on Wednesday.
After an equal start, the Indian duo eventually improved their game to take an 11-7 lead at the mid-game break.
Despite giving a tough fight, Lee Jhe-huei and Yang Po-hsuan failed to win the game. The Indian duo managed to clinch the opener after converting their second game point.
In the second game, the Chinese Taipei pair trailed 11-10 at the interval before the Indian duo stepped up their game to win the contest and move into the quarter-finals.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty have dominated Lee Jhe-huei-Yang Po-hsuan in the past as well, and their win on Thursday extended their head-to-head record against the Chinese Taipei duo to 5-0.
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Roadmap:
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty :
- 21-19, 21-17 vs Jhe-Huei Lee/Po-Hsuan Yang
- 17-21, 21-11, 21-17 vs Christopher Grimley/Matthew Grimley
Ardianto-Hidayat:
- 21-15, 16-21, 21-17 vs Takumi Nomura/Yuichi Shimogami
- 21-17, 21-13 vs Aaron Chia/Wooi Yik Soh
Lakhsya Sen in Denmark Open 2025
India’s no. 1 shuttler Sen defeated world number two Anders Antonsen, who was the local favourite, in straight games to enter the quarterfinals of the Denmark Open 2025 Super 750 badminton tournament on Thursday.
This was Sen’s third win in eight matches against Anders Antonsen.
Competing at the Jyske Bank Arena, currently ranked number 21 in the world, Sen defeated the second seed Anders Antonsen in the Denmark Open 2025 with the scoreline of 21-13, 21-14 in a second-round match which lasted 53 minutes.
In the quarterfinals, Sen will be facing the winner of the second-round match between Weng Hong Yang of China and Alex Lanier of France.
Sen had beaten Nhat Nguyen of Ireland in the opening round on Wednesday.
After conceding the first two points in the first game, Sen got on the scoreboard and never looked back as he dominated second-seeded Anders Antonsen to comfortably clinch the opener.
Anders Antonsen managed to keep pace with Sen at the start of the second game, but the Paris 2024 semi-finalist gained control after the break, securing 10 of the final 15 points to win the clash.
Bigyan Samele’s Take:
Indian players enjoyed a stellar day at the Denmark Open 2025 in Odense, with Lakshya Sen and the duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy–Chirag Shetty qualified for the quarterfinals. Sen stunned Anders Antonsen in straight sets (21-13, 21-14) while Satwik and Chirag defeated the Chinese Taipei pair Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan 21-19, 21-17. The victories highlight India’s growing presence on the world badminton stage.
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