Bangkok, May 12 -- Reigning Asian Games champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty kicked off their Thailand Open campaign with a gritty victory at Bangkok's Nimibutr Stadium on Tuesday.

The top-seeded Indian duo, currently ranked world No 4, overcame Indonesia's unranked pair of Putra Erwiansyah and Bagas Maulana 21-19, 23-21, 21-10 in a closely fought opening-round clash to storm into the second round.

After a slow start that saw them fall behind 16-11, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced a stunning comeback, reeling off seven consecutive points to wrest control and narrowly pocket the opening game, according to Olympics.com.

The momentum shifted in the second game as the Indonesian duo bounced back from 11-9 ...