Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran suffered a second-round exit at the WTT Contender event in Lagos, Nigeria, after a controversial decision in the deciding game. Sathiyan criticized the umpires, calling the decision "unfair umpiring." He faced Thibault Poret of France in second-round match and ended up on the losing side (8-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 6-11) after a closely contested five-game match.