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China Open Highlights: Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Knocked Out In Semis
China Open Semi Final Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty Highlights: The Indian men's doubles pair had won the Thailand Open 2019.
- Abhimanyu Bose
- Updated:November 09, 2019 05:02 PM IST
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China Open Semi Final Highlights: Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy had a fine run in 2019.© AFP
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy bowed out of the China Open 2019 semi-finals after losing 16-21, 20-22 to the World No.1 pairing of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo from Indonesia. The Indian pair put up a strong fight, especially in the second game, but it was not enough against the top-seeded duo. Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy beat the Chinese pair of Li Junhui-Liu Yu Chen 21-19, 21-15 to enter men's doubles semi-finals of the China Open on Friday. The pair of Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy had earlier lost the final of French Open 2019 to Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.
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- 16:15 (IST)That will be all from usThank you for joining us for our live coverage of the men's doubles semi-final in the China Open. We hope to see you soon.Thank you and goodbye!
- 16:13 (IST)End of the road for Satwiksairaj and ChiragThe pair punched above their weight to get to the semi-finals and will be impressed with yet another good tournament, but there will be no finals for them this time. They fought hard against the top-seeded pair and showed heart, but in the end, it wasn't to be
- 16:11 (IST)Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo win the match!The top seeded pair knock out Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty with a 21-16, 22-20 win and will play the final on Sunday
- 16:10 (IST)Second match point for Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo21-20 now
- 16:10 (IST)20-20!The Indian duo are not done yet!
- 16:09 (IST)Match point!A long rally ends up with Rankireddy hitting it in the nets and now it is match point!
- 16:09 (IST)Match point!A long rally ends up with Rankireddy hitting it in the nets and now it is match point!
- 16:09 (IST)19-19This is just too close!
- 16:08 (IST)19-18 to Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo nowThe Indonesian pair are now just two points from the final!
- 16:08 (IST)18-18And the Indonesian pair have pulled level again!
- 16:07 (IST)18-16 nowGideon hits it out and the Indian pair take the point
- 16:06 (IST)17-15 nowThe Indian pair are inching closer towards taking the second game.
- 16:05 (IST)16-14 to Satwiksairaj-ChiragThis is a good time in the game to take a 2-point lead
- 16:03 (IST)It's neck-to-neck!The score reads 13-13 in the second game
- 16:00 (IST)11-10 to Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya SukamuljoThe Indonesian pair take the advantage into the mid-break
- 15:59 (IST)10-10And we're level again
- 15:59 (IST)What a rally!A fantastic rally, which saw Rankireddy just keeping it alive, ends in a point for the Indian pair. 10-8
- 15:58 (IST)9-8Good smash from Chirag Shetty!
- 15:57 (IST)8-8No team is giving way
- 15:57 (IST)Excellent serve!A smart serve y Chirag Shetty gives them an 8-6 lead
- 15:55 (IST)Even contest in the second game so far!The two teams keep drawing level with each other in what has been a fairly even contest in the second game so far
- 15:53 (IST)4-3 to Satwiksairaj-ChiragThe Indian duo make it 4-3 after the Indonesian pair clawed it back to 3-3
- 15:53 (IST)3-2Gideon and Sukamuljo win a point after an enthralling rally to make it 3-2
- 15:50 (IST)2-0A backhand from Shetty wins a point for him and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
- 15:49 (IST)Satwiksairaj and Chirag take the first pointThe Indian duo make a winning start in the second game, like they did in the first
- 15:47 (IST)Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo win the first game 21-16The Indian duo started off well, but the Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo showed why they are the top seeded pair!
- 15:46 (IST)They'll have to waitThe Indian duo claw back a point
- 15:46 (IST)Game point for Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya SukamuljoThe score stands at 20-15
- 15:45 (IST)17-15Chirag Shetty finishes an excellent rally with a shot through the middle that wins his team the point
- 15:44 (IST)16-13Chirag Shetty hits a series of smashes and finally wins the point!
- 15:42 (IST)14-11Chirag and Satwiksairaj pull back two points to make it 14-11
- 15:41 (IST)Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo taking it away!The Indonesian pair have opened up a 5-point lead as they look to take the first game
- 15:38 (IST)10-9!Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty break a streak of points won by the Indonesian pair to make it 10-9
- 15:37 (IST)9-7 to Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya SukamuljoThe top seeded pair are starting to dominate now, having won five straight points
- 15:37 (IST)7-7 now!Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo claw it back to cancel the Indian duo's advantage
- 15:35 (IST)7-4!The Indian duo extend their advantage!
- 15:35 (IST)6-4 to Satwiksairaj-Chirag ShettyA quickfire rally ends with the Indian team winning back their 2-point lead
- 15:33 (IST)4-2 to Rankireddy-ShettyThe Indian duo maintain their advantage after the first few points
- 15:32 (IST)Satwiksairaj-Chirag take the first point!The Indian duo have the first point after a long rally
- 15:31 (IST)We are about to begin!Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo will serve first
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