Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy achieve World No. 2; HS Prannoy stable at 10
The duo beat unseeded Indonesian pair Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin 21-16, 11-21, 21-13 on Wednesday in the Japan Open 2023.
The duo beat unseeded Indonesian pair Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin 21-16, 11-21, 21-13 on Wednesday in the Japan Open 2023.
With this win, the Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are now on an 10 match unbeaten streak in the BWF World Tour.
Sat-Chi entered the final summit of the tournament as they took down world number two Chinese pair of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in the semifinal.
The Indonesian pair has a 2-1 advantage over Sai-Chirag duo, but the last time they met in the Indonesia Open, the Indian pair beat Fajar-Muhammad duo in straight sets.
Satwik-Chirag will lock horns with the winners of another semi-final between South Korea’s Seung-jae Seo and Min-hyuk Kang or Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and his men’s doubles partner Chirag Shetty, advanced to the semifinal round of the Korea Open 2023, where they will take on the Chinese duo of Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang on July 22, Saturday.
The world number 3 pair will now square off against world number 2 duo Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang of China in the semifinal round on Saturday, July 22.
The pair of Satwiksairaj and Chirag will now face the fifth-seeded Japanese pair of Takuro Hoki and Yugo Koboyahsi.
The Orleans Masters winner, Priyanshu Rajawat will next face top seeded Kodai Naraoka of Japan.