Shenzhen [China], September 19 (ANI): Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty powered into the semifinals of the Li-Ning China Masters 2025 with one more commanding straight-games victory on Friday.
The Indian duo outclassed China’s Ren Xiang Yu and Xie Haonan 21-14, 21-14 in 38 minutes throughout their quarterfinal conflict, as per a press notice from BAI.
The Indian badminton duo, nonetheless looking for their first title of 2025, had reached their maiden remaining final week on the Hong Kong Open, the place they misplaced to China’s Olympic silver medallists Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, following their earlier success of securing a bronze medal on the World Championships in Paris.
PV Sindhu’s dropping streak in opposition to Olympic champion An Se-young continued as she fell to the Korean star within the China Masters 2025 ladies’s singles quarterfinals on the Shenzhen Arena.
Sindhu, a Rio 2016 silver and Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist, was crushed 21-14, 21-13 in 38 minutes by the world No. 1 badminton participant and Paris 2024 gold medallist from the Republic of Korea.
PV Sindhu’s quarterfinal loss on the BWF Super 750 match prolonged her dropping streak in opposition to An Se-young to eight matches, with the Indian shuttler but to register her first win in opposition to the South Korean.
Earlier, Sindhu superior to the quarterfinals of the Li-Ning China Masters 2025, defeating World No. 6 Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand within the Round of 16. She registered a straight-games victory, profitable 21-15, 21-15 in 41 minutes on the Shenzhen Arena. (ANI)