<p>Indian shuttlers Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy emerged victorious against the England pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in their final Group A match but still missed out on qualifying for the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics, here on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Ranked 10th in the world, the Indians beat world number 18 team 21-17 21-19 in a 44-minute Group A men's doubles match at the Musashino Forest Plaza.</p>.<p>However, they couldn't make it to the knockout stage as they finished third in the Group A behind top-ranked Indonesian team of Marcus Gideon Fernaldi and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and world number three Yang Lee and Chi-Lin Wang of Chinese Taipei.</p>.<p>All three teams finished on same points with two wins each and when the number of games won was considered to identify the qualifiers, the Indians lost.</p>.<p>Chirag and Satwik's straight games loss to the Indonesians on Monday cost them dearly.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-live-Tokyo-2020-Olympics-Tokyo-Olympics-Japan-Covid-19-coronavirus-Tokyo-Tokyo-games-Japan-olympics-tokyo-summer-olympics1013257.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live Tokyo Olympics updates here</strong></a></p>.<p>Moments before the Indian pair stepped on the court, Lee and Wang had completed a three-game win over Sukamuljo and Gideon in the preceding group match, rendering the result of India's contest against Britain inconsequential.</p>.<p>Only the top two pairs of each group advance to the quarterfinals.</p>.<p>In London Olympics, Ashwini Ponnappa and Jwala Gutta too had endured a similar fate when they bowed out after the points won and lost were considered after they tied with the other two pairs in the group stage.</p>.<p>The Indian duo looked in good rhythm. They opened up a narrow 5-3 lead but the English pair came soon moved ahead 11-10 at the break.</p>.<p>Chirag and Satwik slowly started to dominate the proceedings and eventually grabbed the opening game when Lane hit wide.</p>.<p>They again marched to a 6-3 lead in the second game and ensured they have a two-point advantage at the interval.</p>.<p>The Indian duo kept its nose ahead at 16-13, riding on the errors of their opponents.</p>.<p>The English pair scripted a mini comeback, drawing parity at 18-18 and also took a lead after Satwik netted a return of serve.</p>.<p>The Indians, however, were alert as they grabbed the match point and converted it with ease to end their campaign on a high.</p>
<p>Indian shuttlers Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy emerged victorious against the England pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in their final Group A match but still missed out on qualifying for the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics, here on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Ranked 10th in the world, the Indians beat world number 18 team 21-17 21-19 in a 44-minute Group A men's doubles match at the Musashino Forest Plaza.</p>.<p>However, they couldn't make it to the knockout stage as they finished third in the Group A behind top-ranked Indonesian team of Marcus Gideon Fernaldi and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and world number three Yang Lee and Chi-Lin Wang of Chinese Taipei.</p>.<p>All three teams finished on same points with two wins each and when the number of games won was considered to identify the qualifiers, the Indians lost.</p>.<p>Chirag and Satwik's straight games loss to the Indonesians on Monday cost them dearly.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-live-Tokyo-2020-Olympics-Tokyo-Olympics-Japan-Covid-19-coronavirus-Tokyo-Tokyo-games-Japan-olympics-tokyo-summer-olympics1013257.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live Tokyo Olympics updates here</strong></a></p>.<p>Moments before the Indian pair stepped on the court, Lee and Wang had completed a three-game win over Sukamuljo and Gideon in the preceding group match, rendering the result of India's contest against Britain inconsequential.</p>.<p>Only the top two pairs of each group advance to the quarterfinals.</p>.<p>In London Olympics, Ashwini Ponnappa and Jwala Gutta too had endured a similar fate when they bowed out after the points won and lost were considered after they tied with the other two pairs in the group stage.</p>.<p>The Indian duo looked in good rhythm. They opened up a narrow 5-3 lead but the English pair came soon moved ahead 11-10 at the break.</p>.<p>Chirag and Satwik slowly started to dominate the proceedings and eventually grabbed the opening game when Lane hit wide.</p>.<p>They again marched to a 6-3 lead in the second game and ensured they have a two-point advantage at the interval.</p>.<p>The Indian duo kept its nose ahead at 16-13, riding on the errors of their opponents.</p>.<p>The English pair scripted a mini comeback, drawing parity at 18-18 and also took a lead after Satwik netted a return of serve.</p>.<p>The Indians, however, were alert as they grabbed the match point and converted it with ease to end their campaign on a high.</p>
