Rankireddy/Shetty Surge into Semis – Day 4: Daihatsu Indonesia Masters
Young Indian Men’s Doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made the semi-finals of the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters with a memorable win yesterday in Jakarta.
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The Indians took down fourth seeds Mads Conrad-Petersen/Mads Pielder Kolding in an hour-long encounter that culminated in a tense finish, 23-21 15-21 21-19.
The Indians will be up against the crowd today as they take on top seeds Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, who also needed three games to get past Chinese Taipei’s Chen Hung Ling/Wang Chi-Lin, 20-22 21-14 21-14.
The other semi-final will feature World champions Liu Cheng/Zhang Nan against Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen in an all-Chinese encounter.