Satwik-Chirag enter semis, Ashwini-Tanisha knocked out

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (left) and Chirag Shetty. Pic/BAI

Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached their second successive semi-final after humbling China's Ren Xiang Yu and He Ji Ting in straight games at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament here on Friday.

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The World No. 2 Indian pair, who won the Asian Games gold medal last year, looked in control during the rallies and were also proactive at the net to eke out a dominating 21-11, 21-8 win over World No. 32 Yu and Ting in just 35 minutes.

Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto, however, suffered a 15-21, 13-21 loss to Japan's Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi in the women's doubles quarter-finals.

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