Updated On: 29 October, 2022 08:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Seeded seventh in the Super 750 event, Rankireddy and Shetty won 21-12, 21-16 in a quarter-final match that lasted 49 minutes

India’s Chirag Shetty (left) and Satwik Rankireddy. Pic/BAI MEDIA
Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stunned top seeds Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan in straight games to enter the semi-finals of the French Open badminton tournament here on Friday.
Seeded seventh in the Super 750 event, Rankireddy and Shetty won 21-12, 21-16 in a quarter-final match that lasted 49 minutes. The Indian duo will face the Korean pair of Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Won Ho in the semi-finals.