Satwik-Chirag outclassed in semi-finals

India`s Chirag Shetty (R) and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy play a point during their men`s doubles semi-final against Malaysia`s Soh Wooi Yik and Aaron Chia at the China Open badminton tournament in Changzhou. Pic/AFP

India's top doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bowed out of the China Open Super 1000 badminton tournament after suffering a straight-game defeat to Malaysian second seeds Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the semi-finals here on Saturday.

Rankireddy and Shetty went down 13-21, 17-21 to the 2022 World champions and two-time Olympic bronze medallists. The Malaysians had also ousted the Indian at the Tokyo Olympics. Despite a string of strong performances this year - they had also reached the semi-finals of the Indian Open, Singapore Open, and Malaysian Open - Rankireddy and Shetty are yet to win any silverware.

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