Overview
- They opened their China Masters campaign with a straight-game win over Malaysia’s Junaidi Arif and Kang Khai Xing on Thursday.
- On the same day they rallied past France’s Christo and Toma Popov 21-17, 22-24, 21-9 in a match that swung dramatically before the Indians dominated the decider.
- On Friday they beat Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21-13, 16-21, 21-18 in a 70-minute quarterfinal to advance to the semifinals for the fourth consecutive year.
- They are scheduled to face Malaysia’s Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub and Tan Wee Kiong in Saturday’s semifinal at the Shenzhen Arena.
- The world No. 5 duo entered the event as fourth seeds and say Shenzhen is being used to build match sharpness ahead of the Asian Games, while India’s singles campaign ended when Kidambi Srikanth lost in the quarterfinals.