Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Enter Semifinal Of China Masters 2023

25.11.2023 - 11:57 sports.ndtv.com

Asian Games champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the men's doubles semifinal with a straight-game win over Indonesia's Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament here on Friday.

The top seeded Indian pair dished out an attacking game to outwit the world no. 13 Indonesian combination 21-16 21-14 in 46 minutes.

Satwik and Chirag, who won the Indonesia Super 1000, Korea Super 500 and Swiss Super 300 this year, will face the winner of the other quarterfinal match between two Chinese pairs -- He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu and eighth seeds Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi.

The former world number one Indian duo showed great coordination as they interchanged their positions frequently, also altered the direction of their stinging attack which made life difficult for their Indonesian rivals, who wilted under pressure.

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