# World Badminton Championship: HS Prannoy couldn’t make it to the semi-finals, Satwiksairaj Reddy and Chirag Shetty wins to go ahead in the race

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Published: 2022-08-27  
Updated: 2022-08-27  
Author: Swagata Choudhury

Indian Men’s doubles pair, Satwiksairaj and [Chirag Shetty](https://www.google.co.in/search?q=Chirag+shetty&sxsrf=ALiCzsY7B7LBgAfc4Pkcx7oh8DksUIQMTw%3A1661546112007&source=hp&ei=fy4JY9q8O_mWseMPq_uIwA4&iflsig=AJiK0e8AAAAAYwk8kLgnO_ZJgYudyNj7tla_kvFl0SWM&ved=0ahUKEwia-KDOreX5AhV5S2wGHas9AugQ4dUDCAc&uact=5&oq=Chirag+shetty&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyCwguEIAEELEDEIMBMgsIABCABBCxAxCDATILCAAQgAQQsQMQgwEyCwgAEIAEELEDEIMBMggIABCxAxCDATILCAAQgAQQsQMQgwEyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEOgoILhDHARDRAxAnOgQIIxAnOggIABCABBCxAzoECC4QJzoICC4QgAQQsQM6DgguEIAEELEDEIMBENQCOgUILhCABDoICAAQgAQQyQM6BQgAEJIDOgsILhCABBDHARCvAToICC4QgAQQ1AI6DggAEIAEELEDEIMBEMkDOgQIABADOgsILhCABBCxAxDUAjoNCC4QgAQQxwEQrwEQClAAWN0SYJ0VaABwAHgAgAGNAogB8BCSAQYwLjExLjKYAQCgAQE&sclient=gws-wiz) enter the semifinals which means they have already assured the maiden medal. They defeated Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan in the quarterfinals here on Friday. This is indeed a historic moment for India. The duo now have their eyes set on the gold medal.

They were ranked as World number 7 and also bagged their Commonwealth Games gold medal in the earlier part of the month. They defeated the Japanese pair 24- 22 15-21 21-14 in an hour in the quarter-finals. It would be India’s second World Championships medal in doubles as Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa have won their first medal in 2011 in women’s doubles.

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*Credits- The Indian Express*

MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila’s fine run ended as well after the Indian pair lost three-time gold medallists Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in their men’s doubles quarterfinals.

Satwiksairaj Reddy-Chirag Shetty claimed India’s first men’s doubles medal at World Championships. They has some great victories this week but lost 8-21 14-21 to the third seeded Indonesiann pair in less than 30 minutes. The Indian players had earlier defeated Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark in the second round.

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*Credits- Sports Digest*

HS Prannoy from who everyone had a lot of expectations, lost in the Quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championship to China’s Zhao Jun Peng.

Earlier in the pre-quarterfinals, HS Prannoy defeated Lakshya Sen and qualified for the last -8 stage of the tournament. Jun Peng had a huge celebration since he defeated Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia in the third round.

### India’s performance at World Badminton Championship at Quarterfinal Matches

- Zhao Jun Peng defeated HS Prannoy 21-19, 6-21, 18-21
- Satwiksairaj / Chirag BEAT Hoki & Kobayashi  24-22, 15-21, 21-14
- Ahsan / Setiawan defeated Arjun / Kapila 8-21, 14-21

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