India’s HS Prannoy & Doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty to play in semi-finals at Jakarta

In the Indonesia Open Badminton tournament, India’s HS Prannoy will take on top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in Men’s Singles Semi-finals at Jakarta today, June 17. Seventh Seed Prannoy defeated Japan’s Kodai Naraoka 21-18, 21-16 in a quarter-final match yesterday.

In Men’s doubles, the Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will face the South Korean unseeded pair of Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae in the semifinals. Seventh seed Satviksairaj and Chirag defeated the world number 1 Indonesian combination of Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Fajar Alfian by 21-13, 21-13 in a clash of the last eight yesterday.