India's top men's doubles team, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, advanced to the final of the Thailand Open badminton tournament with a straightforward victory over Lu Ming-Che and Tang Kai-Wei of Chinese Taipei on Saturday.
The Asian Games gold medalists, Satwik and Chirag, needed only 35 minutes to dispatch their opponents 21-11, 21-12 in the semifinals of this Super 500 tournament.
In the final on Sunday, the world number three Indian duo, who are also the top seeds in this tournament, will face the Chinese pair of Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi. Chen and Liu secured their place in the final by defeating Kim Gi Jung and Kim Sa Rang of South Korea 21-19, 21-18 in the other semifinal on Saturday.
In the women's doubles, the fourth-seeded Indian pair of Tanisha Carsto and Ashwini Ponnappa will compete against top seeds Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai of Thailand in the semifinals later on Saturday.
On Friday, Tanisha and Ashwini triumphed over the South Korean duo of Lee Yu Lim and Shen Seung Chan 21-15, 21-23, 21-19 in the quarterfinals.
(With PTI inputs)
