China Masters: Satwik-Chirag storm into semi-finals with straight-game win

India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, on Friday, reached the men’s doubles semi-finals at the 2023 China Masters Super 750 event.

The top-seeded Indian pair eased past Indonesia’s Leo Carnando and Daniel Marthin 21-16, 21-14 in 46 minutes.

Rankireddy and Shetty had beaten Carnando and Marthin on all three previous meetings before. It was an even start to the match with neither pair taking a big lead in the opening exchanges.