Satwik-Chirag beat Denmark pair in thrilling contest, enter China Masters semifinals

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached the China Masters semifinals for a fourth consecutive year after the fourth-seeded Indian pair overcame Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21-13, 16-21, 21-18 on Friday, September 4. The quarterfinal contest lasted 70 minutes and the win now marked the Indian duo’s first semifinal appearance since their Singapore Open triumph in May.