Sindhu and Srikanth's comeback to international badminton after the coronavirus-induced break was not as good as they would have expected

The impressive run of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty came to an end after a hard-fought semifinal defeat to world number nine Malaysian combination of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in men's doubles

The world number 10 Indian pair lost to world number nine Malayasian combination of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik

With the defeat of PV Sindhu and Sameer Verma, Indian challenge in the singles competition ended in the Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament

The unseeded Indian pair beat their world no. 6 Malaysian opponents 18-21 24-22 22-20 in a nail-bitting quarterfinal duel.

PV Sindhu outclassed Malaysia's world no. 92 Kisona Selvaduray in a lop-sided second-round contest. She will face either Thailand's Ratchanok Inthanon or Korea's Sung Ji Hyun next

Sameer Verma will face third seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark, who received a walkover, in the quarterfinals

A former top-10 player, Prannoy recovered from a game down to outwit sixth seed Christie 18-21 21-16 23-21 in a thrilling contest

Former world number one Srikanth, who was sharing the room with Praneeth, was also forced to withdraw as per protocols

The highlight of the day was the lion-hearted performance by world no 31 Sameer, who stunned eighth seed Lee 18-21 27-25 21-19 in a thrilling opening match

This was their 12th meeting, and PV Sindhu has extended the head-to-head lead 11-1

The Indian players seemed to struggle with their fitness as none of them could cross the second round at the Thailand Open, the first event of the Asia leg

Saina managed to grab the opening game but ran out of steam in the end, losing 23-21 14-21 16-21 in a match that clocked 68 minutes

Nehwal eased past her first round opponent Selvaduray in straight games, while Srikanth beat compatriot Sourabh Verma; Kashyap chose to retire after he pulled his calf muscle

Kashyap, a former Commonwealth Games champion, was trailing 8-14 in the third game when he chose to retire as he pulled his calf muscle.

Former world number one Srikanth on Tuesday got a bloodied nose after undergoing multiple COVID-19 tests

Earlier, chaos gripped India's campaign when Saina Nehwal was forced out of the Thailand Open following a positive COVID-19 test

The Indian players are being tested for the fourth time following the positive COVID-19 result of star player Saina Nehwal, who was forced out of the tournament

PV Sindhu's loss ended India's campaign in women's singles as the other contender Saina Nehwal was forced out after testing positive for COVID-19 on the eve of the tournament

Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy, Parupalli Kashyap along with RMV Gurusaidutt and Pranaav Chopra had tested positive last month