In badminton, India’s men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have continued their brilliant form and have qualified for the China Masters 2025 semi-finals.

The eighth-seeded duo performed exceptionally well in the quarter-final clash against China’s Ren Xiang Yu and Xie Haonan.

They took on the unseeded duo in the quarter-finals and registered a straight-sets win, defeating them 21-14 and 21-14, and made their way into the semi-finals.

Currently ranked ninth in the world, Satwik and Chirag are likely to face their arch-rivals and second seeds Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in the semifinals today.

The upcoming semi-final clash will be Satwik-Chirag’s 7th semi-final appearance in 2025.