Indian badminton stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty continued their stellar run on the international stage by reaching the men's doubles semifinals of the prestigious Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament here on Friday.
Chirag-Satwik, on the hunt for their third title of the year after clinching the French and Thailand Open, began slowly and fell 9-4 behind early on.
Lakshya Sen’s strong defence and relatively slower playing conditions, created problems for HS Prannoy, who needed to come up with something special to pack off his younger opponent.
In the men's singles, Lakshya, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth have all been placed in the same quarter, which means only one Indian can progress to the men's singles quarterfinals.
