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Satwik–Chirag Into China Masters Semifinals as Sindhu Exits in Quarters

The Indian eighth seeds now face long-time rivals Aaron Chia–Soh Wooi Yik for a place in the China Masters final.

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Overview

  • Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat China’s Ren Xiang Yu and Xie Haonan 21-14, 21-14 in 38 minutes to reach the Shenzhen Super 750 semifinals.
  • They surged 7-0 to start the opener and closed the second game with a decisive run after leading 15-13 to finish in straight games.
  • The semifinal pits them against Malaysia’s Aaron Chia–Soh Wooi Yik in a 16th career meeting, with the Malaysians leading the head-to-head but the Indians winning their most recent clash at the Paris World Championships.
  • P. V. Sindhu was knocked out in the quarterfinals by top seed An Se Young, losing 14-21, 13-21 in 38 minutes.
  • The tournament carries a USD 1,250,000 prize purse in Shenzhen, and the Indian pair are on back-to-back BWF World Tour semifinals following a runner-up finish in Hong Kong last week.