SATWIK, CHIRAG IN CHINA OPEN SEMIFINALS

Fuzhou (China), Nov.

8: The men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty kept alive India’s challenge at the China Open by progressing to the semifinals of the BWF World Tour Super

750 event here on Friday. The unseeded Indian duo stunned local favourites Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen 21-19,

21-15 in a 43-minute quarterfinal clash.

Satwik and Chirag will take on top seeds and World No.1 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo of Indonesia in the semifinal on Saturday. The World No.

9 Indians had lost to the same pair in the final of the French Open last month.

Satwik and Chirag are the lone Indians left in the tournament.