India Open: Satwik-Chirag Enter Semi-Finals; PV Sindhu Goes Down Fighting

India's ace doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced a dominant performance, storming into the semi-finals of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament in New Delhi on Friday. Satwik and Chirag, the 2022 champions, pulverised the Korean pair of Jin Yong and Kang Min Hyuk with a barrage of attacking shots, winning 21-10, 21-17 in just 41 minutes. Earlier, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's valiant fight ended in disappointment, as she suffered a 9-21, 21-19, 17-21 loss to Paris Games bronze medallist Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in a gripping 62-minute women's singles quarterfinal. India's only hope in men's singles, Kiran George, meanwhile suffered a 13-21, 19-21 loss to China's Hong Yang Weng.

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Updated on: 18 January 2025 9:11 am

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

BWF India Open 2025: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty celebrate after winning the men's doubles quarterfinal | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

⛄India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty celebrate after winning the men's doubles quarterfinal match against South Korea’s Kang Min Hyuk and Jin Yong at the India Open 2025 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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BWF India Open 2025: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty during a men's doubles quarterfinal match | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty during a men's doubles quarterfinal match against South Korea’s Kang Min Hyuk and Jin Yong at the India Open 2025 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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BWF India Open 2025: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty plays against South Korea’s Kang Min Hyuk and Jin Yong | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

🍌India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty during a men's doubles quarterfinal match against South Korea’s Kang Min Hyuk and Jin Yong at the India Open 2025 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton -Kiran George

BWF India Open 2025: India's Kiran George during a men's singles quarterfinal match | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

🍃India's Kiran George during a men's singles quarterfinal match against China’s Hong Yang Weng at the India Open 2025 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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BWF India Open 2025: India's Kiran George returns a shot against China’s Hong Yang Weng | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

🃏India's Kiran George returns a shot during a men's singles quarterfinal match against China’s Hong Yang Weng at the India Open 2025 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton - PV Sindhu

BWF India Open 2025: India's PV Sindhu greets Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

✨India's PV Sindhu greets Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung during a women's singles quarterfinal match at the India Open 2025 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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BWF India Open 2025: India's PV Sindhu returns a shot against Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

༺India's PV Sindhu returns a shot during women's singles quarterfinal match against Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung at the India Open 2025 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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BWF India Open 2025: India's PV Sindhu returns a shot during women's singles quarterfinal match | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

🐈India's PV Sindhu returns a shot during women's singles quarterfinal match against Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung at the India Open 2025 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.

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Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 - Super 750 badminton - Viktor Axelsen

BWF India Open 2025: Denmark's Viktor Axelsen returns a shot against Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan

෴Denmark's Viktor Axelsen returns a shot during a men's singles quarterfinal match against Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew at the India Open 2025 badminton tournament, in New Delhi.