India Open 2024: Chirag-Satwik cruise into final, HS Prannoy bows out

World No2 menrsquos doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy recorded a stellar victory in what was a repeat of the Asian Game 2022 semifinals against Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in the India Open 2024 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on SaturdayThe Indian pair secured a 2118 2114 against Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists Chia and Wooi Yik and progressed to the final of the BWF 750 Series badminton tournamentAlso Read Rinku Singh is a matchwinner South Africa legend AB de VilliersThe first game was a necktoneck affair with both pairs performing at their absolute best With the game tied at 1717 ChiragSatwik scored three straight points to surge ahead and take the lead in the tieThe Malaysian pair came back with renewed energy in the second game to take a 106 advantageBut the Commonwealth Games 2022 gold medallists mounted a comeback and scored five straight points to overturn a 1013 deficit From that point ChiragSatwik dominated their opponents and after winning a 29shot rally claimed the victoryThe former champions will face reigning world champions Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae of South Korea in the finalExpressing his thoughts on the win Chirag Shetty said It was a good win today Going into the match we knew that it will be a tough game because we always had some really close games But luckily in the end we stayed calm and eventually won The crowd support has been tremendous It feels really special and I hope to see many more people coming in huge numbers tomorrow as well Last year we couldnt complete the tournament but this time playing in the final against the Koreans who are a formidable duo definitely it will be a good match We want to give our 100 37 and I think we can win itIn the menrsquos singles semifinals 2023 World Championships bronze medallist HS Prannoy went down fighting against the World No 2 Shi Yu Qui of China and suffered a 1521 521 defeatThe two shuttlers were closely matched in the first game However after Prannoy leveled the score at 1414 after winning a 37shot rally his Chinese opponent scored four successive points to claim the first gameWith his smooth movement and efficient smashes the Asian Games 2022 silver medallist maintained his tempo in the second game to seal the victory and reach his second successive final in a weekAlso Read Shoaib Akhtar praises Indias star Virat Kohli at ILT20Shi Yu Qui will face Hong Kongrsquos Lee Chuek Yiu who stunned 2023 World Championships silver medallist Kodai Naraoka of Japan in a thrilling 2113 1521 2119 win in the finalEarlier Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Chen Yu Fei of China and silver medallist Tai TzuYing of Chinese Taipei registered comprehensive victories to set up a highly anticipated womenrsquos singles finalWorld No2 Chen Yu Fei was at the top of her game as she prevailed by 2113 2118 against compatriot Wang Zhi Yi while fourth seed Tai TzuYing defeated Yeo Jia Min of Singapore 2113 2118 in 37 minutesIn womenrsquos doubles Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara of Japan overcame Hangzhou Asian Games silver medallists Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee of South Korea 2113 2116They will take on World Championships 2023 bronze medallists Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu of China who defeated compatriots Li Wen Mei and Liu Xuan Xuan 1921 2117 2118In mixed doubles former World champions Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand recorded a hardfought 1821 2115 2119 win over Ye Hong Wei and Lee Chia Hsin of Chinese TaipeiReigning Asian Champions Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin of China will take on the Thai pair in the final after packing off Kim Won Ho and Jeong Na Eun of South Korea 2119 2118This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever