Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty enter Men’s doubles semifinals of China Masters 2025

In badminton, India’s men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have continued their brilliant form and have qualified for the China Masters 2025 semi-finals.
 
The eighth-seeded duo performed exceptionally well in the quarter-final clash against China’s Ren Xiang Yu and Xie Haonan.
 
They took on the unseeded duo in the quarter-finals and registered a straight-sets win, defeating them 21-14 and 21-14, and made their way into the semi-finals.
 
Currently ranked ninth in the world, Satwik and Chirag are likely to face their arch-rivals and second seeds Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in the semifinals today.
 
The upcoming semi-final clash will be Satwik-Chirag’s 7th semi-final appearance in 2025.