Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa stun Olympic silver medalists to enter semis
Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa stun Olympic silver medalists to enter semis
Satwik Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa of India compete against Yong Kai Terry Hee and Jia Ying Crystal Wong of Singapore at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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India s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponappa stunned fifth seeds Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying in a hard-fought three-game contest to enter the mixed doubles semifinals of the Toyota Thailand Open badminton tournament on Friday.
The unseeded Indian pair toiled hard for one hour and 15 minutes to beat their world no. 7 Malaysian opponents 18-21 24-22 22-20 in a nail-bitting quarterfinal duel.