Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty upset world No. 1 Korean pair Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae in straight games 21-19, 21-18 to reach the Singapore Open Super 750 final. The Indian duo showed strong comeback wins in both games. However, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto lost in the mixed doubles semifinal 16-21, 21-17, 13-21 to the Japanese pair Yuichi Shimogami and Sayaka Hobara.
Singapore: Star Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stunned top seeds and world No. 1 Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae of Korea in straight games, to storm into the final of the Singapore Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on Saturday.
The fourth seeded Indian pair prevailed over the reigning world champion duo of Ho and Jae 21-19, 21-18 in a semifinal contest that lasted 52 minutes.
The Indians will play against the winner of the other semifinal, between the third seeded Indonesian pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and fifth seeds Liang Wei Kang and Chang Wang from China in Sunday's summit clash.
But it was curtains for Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto as they lost 16-21, 21-17, 13-21 against the Japanese pair of Yuichi Shimogami and Sayaka Hobara in the mixed doubles semifinals.
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