Indonesian Masters 2018, Quarter-finals: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty vs M. Conrad-Petersen-M. P. Kolding, Live Match Updates

Rankireddy and Shetty def Petersen and Kolding 23-21, 15-21, 21-19 to enter SFs

Updated: 26 January 2018 19:47 IST - Published: 26 January 2018 17:17 IST

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The young Indian pair will now face the top seeds and World No. 1 pair of Gideon and Sukamuljo for a place in the final.

This is the second consecutive win over the Danish pair for Rankireddy and Shetty. They beat them at the French Open in October too!

Final score: Rankireddy and Shetty def Petersen and Kolding 23-21, 15-21, 21-19 to enter SFs

AND THEY HAVE DONE IT!!!!!!

SATWIKSAIRAJ RANKIREDDY AND CHIRAG SHETTY UPSET THE FOURTH SEEDS AND WORLD NO. 6 PAIR TO REACH THE SEMI-FINALS!!!!!

MATCH POINT FOR INDIA!

20-19

19-19

tense times!

Brutal exchange and Chirag gets it done!

19-18

All even at 18-18

The match has reached a high level of intensity now.

Furious exchange!

Team India 18-17

Chirag can't handle a tight spinning net shot.

17-17

And Team India into the lead!

17-16

ALL LEVEL

16-16

Fabulous angular smash from Satwik!

Smart shot down the middle from Chirag! Relying more on their intelligence now!

15-16

And it's a TWO-POINT GAP!

14-16

Fantastic movement from Satwik to hit directly at his opponent

Team India trails 13-16

It's 15-12 to Team Denmark

The Danes are looking sharper of the two....also their big match experience is showing!

14-11

Terrific smashes from Chirag and the Indians now trail 11-12

But the Danes came back to take the confidence away from the Indians.

With some exceptional attack, they go up to 11-8 at the mid-game interval.

The pace of this game is fast and furious....the Indians have managed to keep their errors at bay for the moment!

Team India up 7-6

The Danes have regrouped well. They forced the error out of Satwik.

Up 6-4

And it's quickly all level.

3-3

The Indians are beginning to show the great attack that they displayed in Game No.1.

3-1

GAME 3

It's 1-1

The Indians managed to win a couple of points before the Danes wrapped up the second game

21-15

The Danes stave off a late surge from the Indians at 19-13 and come up with a brilliant display of attacking badminton. Go up to 20-13

The Danes miscue a smash.

The Indians trail 11-17

And they have made it a SEVEN-POINT GAP

9-16

Satwik and Chirag have closed the gap to NINE points now.

7-16

Clearly, the Indians are struggling with the drift from that side

But the Danes manage to steer the game their way and now lead 14-5

2 points on the trot for the Indians after going down 2-12

They are now at 4-12

Are they building a rhythm here?

And Satwik messes up the smash opportunity by smashing into the net!

The Danes go into the interval with an 11-2 lead.

Clearly, the change of sides has not helped them.

They trail 2-9

The Indians are struggling to replicate their first set feat here.

The points are short and swift and mostly ending in an error by the Indians.

The Danes are up 5-1

And the Danes increase their lead to 4-0

SECOND GAME

It's a 2-0 lead for the Danes

WHAT A SUPER FAST EXCHANGE!!!!!!

Rankireddy and Shetty get the job done!

They take the first game 23-21

And it is back to all level!

21-21

Chirag finds an opening with his backhand!
21-20

And the Danes find an opening down the middle!

20-20

Great attack from the Danes!

They save one game point to trail 19-20

TWO GAME POINTS FOR THE INDIANS!!!!

20-18

Relentless returning from Satwik!

Who will say he is only 17?

18-18

It's all level

17-17

Chirag had the right idea to finish with a backhand volley, but failed to execute it properly!

Just when it was getting too close for comfort at 16-15, Chirag smartly gets another point for his team.

17-15 for the Indians

Chirag sends the shuttle long in his urgency to win the point and immediately tells himself to calm down.

They lead 16-14

The Danes are trying their best to chip away from the Indians' big lead.

Currently they are lagging behind by 3 points.

12-15

But they undo their good work with a couple of errors.

They now trail 8-14