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Korea Open 2022: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty March Into Men's Doubles Quarter-Finals

By H.JanGra April 7, 2022

The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Singapore's Hee Yong Kai Terry and Loh Kean Hean to cruise into the quarter-finals of the Korea Open

The third-seeds defeated Hee Yong Kai Terry and Loh Kean Hean by 21-15, 21-19 at the Palma Stadium in the second-round match of the BWF Super 500 event that lasted for 36 minutes.

The Indian Open winners took the first game rather easily after gaining a three points advantage at the first mid-game break.

The Singaporeans did upped their game in the latter stage of the match but till then it was too late to catch up with the high-flying Indians

While at Court 3, the former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth defeated Misha Zilberman of Israel by 21-18, 21-6.

The world championship silver medallist Indian had to work hard in the first game but eventually managed to win 21-18.

The Indian shifted gears in the second game, cruising to a massive 12-0 lead before Misha Zilberman could open his account.

Srikanth shrugged off the challenge effortlessly to wrap up the match in 33 minutes.