Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty assured themselves of a maiden medal at the BWF World Championships.
Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty assured themselves of a maiden medal at the BWF World Championships after defeating world number two Takuro hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan in the quarter-finals on Friday. Satwik and Chirg, the world number seven pair, who came into the prestigious tournament on the back of a Commonwealth Games gold medal, stunned the local favourites and defending champions with a scoreline of 24-22, 15-21, 21-14 in an hour and 15 minutes to advance to the semi-final stage.
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Having already assured themselves of a medal, Satwik and Chirg will take on sixth seeded Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the semi-finals. Meanwhile HS Prannoy’s impressive run ended in agony as he went down in the men’s singles last eight stage here. The 30-year-old India lost to Chinese shuttler Zhao Jun Peng 19-21, 21-6, 21-18. Earlier MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila’s fine run also came to an end after the India duo lost 8-21, 14-21 to three-time champions Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in another men’s doubles quarter-finals.
The 2022 BWF world Championship will commence on August 22 and end on August 28.
Match result | Score |
Viktor Axelsen beat Anthony Ginting | 21-10, 21-10 |
Chou Tien Chen beat Jonatan Christie | 14-21, 21-11, 22-20 |
Kunlavut Vitidsarn beat Loh Kean Yew | 21-12, 17-21, 21-8 |
Zhao Jun Peng beat HS Prannoy | 19-21, 21-6, 21-18 |
Match Schedule |
Viktor Axelsen vs Chou Tien Chen |
Kunlavut Vitidsarn vs Zhao Jun Peng |
Match Result | Score |
Akane Yamaguchi beat Carolina Marin | 21-17, 21-17 |
An Se Young beat Han Yue | 21-14, 15-21, 22-20 |
Chen Yu Fei beat Michelle Li | 21-18, 21-17 |
Tai Tzu Ying beat B Ongbamrungphan | 21-16, 21-9 |
Match schedule |
Akane Yamaguchi vs An Se Young |
Chen Yu Fei vs Tai Tzu Ying |
Match schedule |
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/ Chirag Shetty vs Aaron Chia/ Soh Wooi Yik |
Badminton fans in India can watch live action on Sports 18 channel, while live streaming is available on Voot Select app and website.