Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty secured a spot within the semifinals of the China Masters 2026 after a come-from-behind victory towards Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Rasmussen. The quarterfinal match happened on Friday in Shenzhen, with the Indian doubles pair successful 21-13, 16-21, 21-18.
The Indian duo began strongly, taking a 15-5 lead within the first sport and shutting it out with relative ease. Denmark fought again within the second sport, successful seven of the final eight factors to overturn a one-point deficit right into a five-point lead and drive a decider. Within the ultimate sport, the Danes maintained a 17-15 benefit, however Satwik and Chirag elevated their efficiency within the closing levels, successful six of the ultimate seven factors to safe victory.
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Within the males’s singles quarterfinals, former world primary Kidambi Srikanth was eradicated after shedding in straight video games to Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu, 16-21, 16-21. Though Srikanth confirmed moments of promise in each video games, he couldn’t preserve momentum as Lee closed out the match with composure.
Earlier within the match, Srikanth and the lads’s doubles crew of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty superior to the quarterfinals with spectacular victories on Thursday. Srikanth induced an upset by defeating Canadian world quantity 9 and up to date World Championship bronze medallist Victor Lai 21-18, 21-19. Within the males’s doubles spherical, Satwik and Chirag overcame France’s Toma Junior Popov and Christo Popov 21-17, 22-24, 21-9.
In the meantime, India’s world quantity 13 Lakshya Sen was defeated 21-14, 21-7 by Victor Lai in a 38-minute match, marking one other inconsistent efficiency for Lakshya this season.
