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NEW DELHI: Asian Games champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Friday secured a spot in the men’s doubles semifinal at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament in Shenzhen, sweeping aside Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin in straight games.
Top seed Satwik and Chirag put up a dominating show, breezing past the 13th-ranked Indonesian pair 21-16, 21-14 in a 46-minute showdown.
Satwik and Chirag, who won the Indonesia Super 1000, Korea Super 500 and Swiss Super 300 this year, will face the winner of the other quarterfinal match between two Chinese pairs — He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu and eighth seeds Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi.
The former world number one Indian duo showed great coordination as they interchanged their positions frequently, also altered the direction of their stinging attack which made life difficult for their Indonesian rivals, who wilted under pressure.
The match started on an even keel with both the pairs fighting tooth and nail. But the Indian combination soon started dominating the proceedings with an onslaught of attacking shots to break off at 14-14.
Chirag made some right judgements as they were 19-16 up soon and then the Mumbaikar displayed his attacking intent once again, coming to the front court after serving to quickly close out the issue with a quick return.
The Indians kept up the tempo to surge to a 5-2 lead early in the second game. A few taps went to the net from but they ensured a two-point lead at 7-5 with Satwik unleashing a stiff return.
A flurry of smashes took the Indians to a healthy 11-6 advantage at the interval.
The Indonesians couldn’t match the attack of their rivals, who were relentless from the first point. The Indians quickly moved to 17-10. The longest rally of the match with 48 shots ensued next with Marthin producing a precise smash.
A lucky net chord put the Indians three points away and Marthin next went to the net as they grabbed seven match points.
Satwik and Chirag squandered one before winning a video referral to seal their last four place.
(With inputs from PTI)
Top seed Satwik and Chirag put up a dominating show, breezing past the 13th-ranked Indonesian pair 21-16, 21-14 in a 46-minute showdown.
Satwik and Chirag, who won the Indonesia Super 1000, Korea Super 500 and Swiss Super 300 this year, will face the winner of the other quarterfinal match between two Chinese pairs — He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu and eighth seeds Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi.
The former world number one Indian duo showed great coordination as they interchanged their positions frequently, also altered the direction of their stinging attack which made life difficult for their Indonesian rivals, who wilted under pressure.
The match started on an even keel with both the pairs fighting tooth and nail. But the Indian combination soon started dominating the proceedings with an onslaught of attacking shots to break off at 14-14.
Chirag made some right judgements as they were 19-16 up soon and then the Mumbaikar displayed his attacking intent once again, coming to the front court after serving to quickly close out the issue with a quick return.
The Indians kept up the tempo to surge to a 5-2 lead early in the second game. A few taps went to the net from but they ensured a two-point lead at 7-5 with Satwik unleashing a stiff return.
A flurry of smashes took the Indians to a healthy 11-6 advantage at the interval.
The Indonesians couldn’t match the attack of their rivals, who were relentless from the first point. The Indians quickly moved to 17-10. The longest rally of the match with 48 shots ensued next with Marthin producing a precise smash.
A lucky net chord put the Indians three points away and Marthin next went to the net as they grabbed seven match points.
Satwik and Chirag squandered one before winning a video referral to seal their last four place.
(With inputs from PTI)
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