China Masters 2023 Semifinal Highlights: Satwik-Chirag duo defeats China’s He-Ren to enter finals

Satwik-Chirag will face the winner between Chen Bo Yang/Liu Yi and Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang of China in the final on Sunday.

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Satwik-Chirag beat China’s Ren-He to enter final of China Masters 2023

The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat He Ji Ting-Ren Xiang Yu in straight games to qualify for the finals of China Masters 2023.

Satwik’s smash does it all for India as the seeded one pair enter the final.

Chirag’s smash onto the mid court see the Chinese not able to retaliate.

Satwik fumbles as he hits another one onto the net.

Chinese miscalculate a shot in what was a really fast and aggressive rally.

China’s He hits one outside.

Satwik’s close net shot is futile as the shuttle bounces back into the net.

Satwik’s smashesmake it hard for the Chinese.

The Indians make use of the empty space.

Ren loses balances while trying to get an angular shot right and the shuttle goes wide.

Ren hits one smash with the shuttle landing in his court.

Satwik makes another net error.

China challenges, however it is unsuccessful as India closes in on the point deficit.

Chirag’s front court smash gets Ren unable to reach.

Constant attacks by the Chinese pair ensure a three point lead at the mid-game interval.

A brilliant judgement by Satwik, who leaves one by the Chinese for it to land out.

Chirag makes an error by hitting one onto the net.

Chinese take a three point lead for the first time in the match.

He gets onto the Indians as the fail to retaliate.

Ren’s angular shot lands near the body of the Indians as the Chinese take the lead.

Chirag’s body smash towards He leaves the Chinese hapless.

He’s smash is not received by the Indians, who ensure that parity is ensured.

Indians are attacked near the body and are unable to defend.

Third game point opportunity sees the seeded one Indian pair clinching the first game against the Chinese duo.

China’s He hits another out.

Another unsuccessful for the Indians who hit one outside the backline.

Ren hits one wide off the sideline as India increase their point advantage to eight.

Chirag’s straight court smash is hard for He to handle.

The fast paced rally saw Satwik hitting on right on the body of Ren.

Satwik’s attempt to smash lands onto the net.

Chirag’s shot near the net to Ren, who doesnt receive it. This leads to India leading by six points.

Chirag’s smash leads to the Chinese pair failing to intercept.

Challenge by the Indians, who fail to judge the shot as it lands in much to the joy of the Chinese audience, who were heard shouting IN throughout the referral.

He is out of balance as he faces Satwik’s cross shot and puts one out.

Satwik hits one onto the net.

Satwik makes a mistake as the shuttle goes out.

A three point lead for the Indians.

31 rally shot leads to fierce Chinese attack and Indian defence, later the role reverses and Chirag’s smash does the trick.

The shuttle is out and good call by Satwik.

The two teams are warming up as the Chinese crowd scream Jia Yao.

In the match prior to Satwik-Chirag, two Japanese Kanta Tsuneyama and Kodai Naraoka faced off in the men’s singles semifinal with the later defeating former 15-21, 19-21.

The Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Chinese duo of He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu will face each other for the first time.

Asian Games gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty face China’s He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu in the men’s doubles semifinal of the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament in Shenzhen on Saturday.

World No. 5 pair of Satwik and Chirag reached the semifinals after a 21-16, 21-14 victory over Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin of Indonesia in the last-eight fixture.

Satwik and Chirag have won the Badminton Asian Championships, Indonesia Super 1000, Korea Super 500 and Swiss Super 300 this year.

China Masters men’s doubles semifinal between Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Chinese duo of He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu will start approximately at 4:10 pm IST on Saturday, November 25.

The match will be telecast live on Sports18. Live streaming of the same will be available on Jio Cinema.