Swiss Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy- Chirag Shetty Pair Reach Semis in Basel

Dynamic Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has entered the semi-finals of the Swiss Open Super Series 300 badminton occasion defeating the Danish pair of Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede in three hard-fought video games.

On Friday night time, the Indian pair fought off the problem in 54 minutes, profitable 15-21, 21-11, 21-14.

The victory got here after a hard-fought 84-minute quarter-final battle and now they are going to face the Malaysian pair of Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi late on Saturday night time.

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Satwik-Chirag are the one Indian contenders left in a event the place the likes of PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen suffered early defeats.

The Indian pair didn’t have an awesome begin as they misplaced the primary recreation simply at 15-21. The duo did pull issues up in the center of the sport, lowering the deficit to only one level as they trailed 15-16.

However, the Danish pair gained six consecutive factors to wrap up the primary recreation with ease.

The Indian pair picked up the tempo in the second recreation as they rapidly received a seven-point cushion of 11-4 on the midway break. They prolonged the result in 10 factors by the point parity was restored.

The third recreation began on a good keel however the Indians have been incredible on the internet as they first received an 11-7 lead after which maintained a seven-point benefit until the top of the match to enter the final 4 in fashion.

A event win can be a great comeback for the pair after a disappointing early-round exit on the All-England Championships.

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