Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty ওwill take on Malaysian Sze Fei Goh and Nur Izzuddin in the men's doubles second semi-final of the Indian Open 2025 at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi on Saturday, January 18. Watch the BWF Super 750 badminton match live. ()
Affectionately called Sat-Chi, the celebrated pair will hope to keep the Indian flags flying high in the national capital. Indian campaigns in the singles events ended with the defeats of PV Sindhu𝄹 and Kiran George in their respective quarter-final matches on Friday.
ಞSat-Chi, however, produced a clinical performance to dispatch the South Korean pair of Jin Yong and Kang Min Hyuk in just 41 minutes (21-10, 21-17) yesterday. The win ensured the 2022 champions a third consecutive semi-final appearance, after the China Masters and Malaysia Super 1000.
🔯"Right from the word go, we were all guns blazing. I think that's what we wanted to do because once they were able to defend," Chirag, 27, said after the match. "If we are a bit slow, then they were able to capitalise on the opponent being a bit slow and try to manoeuvre the shuttle around."
♒Satwik, 24, added that they "were pretty comfortable even though it was close. It was our mistakes we did in the last three points, so there was no tension. We are under control, we are telling each other like nothing to worry about, just one point at a time."
⛎Against the Malaysians, seeded third here, the Indian pair will need to take one point at a time. Sze Fei Goh and Nur Izzuddin are yet to drop a game. Continuing their red-hot form, the Asian Championships silver medallists humbled Chinese Taipei's Lee Fang-chih and Lee Fang-jen 21-11, 21-17.
Head-to-head record
𝄹Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lead Sze Fei Goh and Nur Izzuddin 6-1 in the head-to-head record, with the Indian pair's only defeat coming at the Denmark Open 2021, round of 16 meeting.
෴In their last meeting, at the Thomas Cup 2022, Sat-Chi thrashed the Malaysians 21-19, 21-15.
Satwik-Chirag Vs Sze Fei Goh-Nur Izzuddin, India Open 2025 Semi-final Match Facts
Match:ꦜ Satwik-Chirag Vs Sze Fei Goh-Nur Izzuddin, Men's Doubles, Semi-finals
When:ไ Saturday, January 18, 7 PM (IST) - Timing subject to change.
How to watch: The live streaming 🍸of India Open 2025 will be available on Jio Cinema, FanCode and the BWF YouTube channel. The India Open will also be telecast live on the Sports 18-3 TV channel in India.
༒Another Malaysian pair, Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik are up against South Korea's Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae in the first semi-final.
