Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s doubles campaign ended in the semi-finals after losing in straight games to Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Noor Izzuddin at the India Open Super 750 here on Saturday. This champion Indian pair of 2022 was defeated by the Malaysian pair 18-21, 14-21 in just 37 minutes.

New Delhi. India’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty ended their doubles campaign in the semi-finals after losing in straight games to Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Noor Izzuddin at the India Open Super 750 here on Saturday. This champion Indian pair of 2022 was defeated by the Malaysian pair 18-21, 14-21 in just 37 minutes. The Indian pair made a good start and took the lead, but the Malaysian pair took five out of the next six points to take a one-point lead at the break.

Satwik and Chirag took the lead briefly after the break and reached 15-12. However, the Malaysian pair made a strong comeback by scoring seven points and won the first game. In the second game, the Malaysian team took a 5-0 lead, but thanks to Satwik, the Indians reduced the gap to 4-8. The Malaysian team then maintained the lead of 11-10 till the break. The tall Indian pair leveled the score at 13-13. But the Malaysian team was successful in registering victory. This is the second consecutive semi-final of the season for Satwik and Chirag.

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