Patiala, 11 January (Sports Desk)
Indian men’s doubles pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have advanced to the semifinals of the Malaysia Open 2025 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur.
The world No. 9 duo overcame a tough quarterfinal match against local favorites Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi, winning 26-24, 21-15. In a tense first game, Chirag and Satwik saved four game points after initially leading 19-16. The Malaysian pair fought back to level the score at 19-19 and even took a 21-20 lead, but the Indians held their nerve to clinch the game.
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The second game saw the Malaysian pair take a three-point lead at the mid-game interval. However, Chirag and Satwik quickly leveled the score at 11-11 and then established a 16-14 lead. They then won five of the next six points to secure their sixth career victory over Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi.
Prior to their quarterfinal win, Chirag-Satwik defeated Malaysian pair Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub and Tan Wee Kiong in straight games in the round of 16, following a three-game victory over Chinese Taipei’s Lu Ming-che and Tang Kai-wei in their opening match.
In the semifinals of the BWF Super 1000 tournament, the seventh-seeded Chirag and Satwik will face the unseeded but strong South Korean duo of Kim Won-ho (Paris 2024 mixed doubles silver medalist) and Seo Seung-jae (reigning men’s and mixed doubles world champion).
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Fellow Paris 2024 Olympians Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy were eliminated in earlier rounds of the Malaysia Open, which concludes on Sunday. Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu did not participate in the tournament.
