Jan 10, 2025 07:47 PM IST
Satwik and Chirag, runners-up within the earlier version, will face South Korea’s Received Ho Kim and Seung Jae Web optimization within the semifinals.
Star Indian males’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty superior to the semifinals of the Malaysia Open with a gritty victory right here on Friday.
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, entrance and Chirag Shetty in motion throughout their males’s doubles badminton quarterfinals match (AP)
The seventh-seeded Indians battled for 49 minutes to safe a 26-24, 21-15 win over the Malaysian duo of Yew Sin Ong and Ee Yi Teo within the quarterfinals of the celebrated Tremendous 1000 event.
Satwik and Chirag, runners-up within the earlier version, will face South Korea’s Received Ho Kim and Seung Jae Web optimization within the semifinals.
The opening recreation was a nail-biter, with each pairs retaining the competition evenly poised.
The Indians held a slim 11-9 lead on the interval and prolonged it to 18-16, however the Malaysians rallied, incomes three consecutive factors to degree at 19-19 and even snatched a 20-19 lead.
Undeterred, Satwik and Chirag displayed outstanding composure, saving 4 consecutive recreation factors earlier than closing the primary recreation 26-24.
Within the second recreation, the Malaysian pair began robust, main for many of the recreation as much as the interval with an 11-8 benefit.
Nevertheless, Satwik and Chirag staged an unimaginable comeback, profitable 13 of the following 17 factors to seal the match and e-book their third consecutive semifinal berth.
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