Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 25 -- Defending champions Satwiksairaj Reddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a shock first-round exit in the men's doubles badminton event at the Asian Games after losing to Thailand's Sukphun and Pakkapon Teeraratsakul on Friday.

The fourth-seeded Indian pair, who started strongly, went down 21-12, 19-21, 14-21 in their Round of 32 clash.

Satwik and Chirag dominated the opening game, taking an early 11-5 lead before maintaining their advantage to close out the game 21-12 in 20 minutes.

The Indian duo looked in control with sharp movement and quick rallies, keeping their Thai opponents under pressure throughout the opening game.

However, the momentum shifted in the second game. The Thai pair briefly moved ahead 8-7 befo...