 "File image of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. PTI")
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, India’s top men’s doubles pair, on Saturday qualified for the final of the 2024 Thailand Open in Bangkok. The duo beat Chinese Taipei’s over Lu Ming-Che and Tang Kai-Wei 21-11, 21-12 in just 35 minutes to reach the summit clash.
In the final on Sunday, the world number three Indian duo, the top seeds in this tournament, will be up against the Chinese pair of Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi who defeated Kim Gi Jung and Kim Sa Rang of South Korea 21-19, 21-18 in the other semifinal on Saturday.
In the women’s doubles, the fourth-seeded Indian pair of Tanisha Carsto and Ashwini Ponnappa will face top seeds Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai of Thailand in the semifinals later on Saturday.
The Indians had on Friday beaten the South Korean duo of Lee Yu Lim and Shen Seung Chan 21-15 21-23 21-19 in the quarterfinals.
With PTI inputs