India Open 2024: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, HS Prannoy Storm Into Semi-Finals

20.01.2024 - 11:31 sports.ndtv.com

Star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty dished out an attacking masterclass to join HS Prannoy in the semifinals of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament in New Delhi on Friday.

The world number 2 Indian pair completely controlled the game and varied the pace with their array of shots, securing a 21-7 21-10 win over world number 5 Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in a lop-sided quarterfinal at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium.

The Asian Games champions will face Malaysia's fourth seed Soh Wooi Yik and Aaron Chia in the semifinals. "They have given us some sleepless nights so just wanted to play my A game.

I wanted to show them my rhythm. We had a lot of hunger. We are not satisfied. We have another revenge match coming up tomorrow," Satwik said.

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