Shenzhen [China], November 23 (ANI): Indian ace shuttler HS Prannoy and the boys’s doubles crew of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty superior to the quarterfinals of the continuing China Masters badminton competitors being held in Shenzhen on Thursday.
The world quantity eight-ranked shuttler Prannoy secured a 21-12, 21-18 win over Denmark’s Magnus Johannesen in his pre-quarterfinals conflict.
The opening sport was one-sided however Prannoy was put to the check by the Danish participant. At one level, the second sport was tied at 15-15 however the Indian clinched 5 successive factors to place his opponent beneath strain.
Johannesen made a short comeback to make it 20-18, however Prannoy wrapped up the sport on a successful word in 40 minutes.
The 31-year-old shuttler will now face Kodai Naraoka of Japan for a spot in singles’ semifinals.
Prannoy has received just one out of 5 matches towards Kodai. Their final match on the Indonesia Open 2023 – ended 21-18, 21-16 within the Indian’s favour.
On the opposite hand, world quantity 5 Satwiksairaj-Chirag received over Japan’s Akira Koga-Taichi Saito of Japan 21-15, 21-16.
In the opening sport, the Indian pair led by 11-9 on the midway mark and received the sport by 21-15. Satwiksairaj-Chirag continued their domination for the subsequent sport as effectively, successful the match in 46 minutes.
Satwik-Chirag will lock horns with Leo Rolly Carnando-Daniel Marthin for a spot within the semifinals of the boys’s doubles class. The Indians have an incredible file towards the Indonesian pair, successful three head-to-head conferences towards them.
Results at China Masters 2023, a BWF Super 750 occasion, shall be counted in direction of gamers’ qualifying rankings for the Paris 2024 Olympics. The qualification window for badminton began on May 1 this 12 months and can conclude in April 2024.
The match began on November 21 and can go on until November 26. (ANI)