Badminton Asia C'ships Quarterfinals: Satwik/Chirag advance to semifinal- Highlights
Men's Doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty keep Indian challenge alive at the Badminton Asia Championships.
Satwik/Chirag advanced to the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships 2023 after defeating Indonesia's Ahsan/Setiawan. (Screengrab: SonyLiv)
While Rohan Kapoor/Sikki Reddy (Mixed Doubles), PV Sindhu (Women's Singles), and HS Prannoy (Men's Singles) all exited from the Badminton Asia Championships 2023 after losing their quarter-final matches, men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty keep India's medal hopes alive.
The duo defeated Indonesia's Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in straight sets to reach the tournament's semifinals.
As it happened:
That's all from our end for the LIVE coverage of the Badminton Asia Championships 2023 quarterfinals.
The Indian duo are on their way to the semifinals of the Badminton Asia Championships after beating the highlighy experienced pair of Ahsan and Setiawan.
Final score:
India 2-0 Indonesia (21-11, 21-12)
At the lemon break of the second game, the Indians maintain a decent lead on the Indonesians.
India 11-8 Indonesia
A change of racquet for Chirag Shetty as the Indonesians lead.
India 4-5 Indonesia
Great stuff from the fast and pacy Satwik/Chirag as their smashes and quick returns prove to be a bit too much for Ahsan/Setiawan as the Indians take a lead in the match.
India 21-11 Indonesia (1-0)
Age is certainly on their side, and so is their speed. Satwik and Chirag are exploiting the Daddies' slow response at times and smashing away to increase the lead.
India 17-9 Indonesia
The Indians have a comfortable lead over the experienced Indonesian shuttlers, even though the Daddies have shown that they can go toe-to-toe with the young guns.
India 11-8 Indonesia
Rankireddy smashes the shuttle to maintain some gap between themselves and the Daddies.
India 8-7 Indonesia