Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the semifinals of the China Masters BWF Super 750 tournament with a 21-16, 21-14 victory against Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin of Indonesia. However, HS Prannoy succumbed 9-21, 14-21 to Kodai Naraoka in Shenzhen on Friday.
The third-seeded Japanese shuttler dominated the eighth-seeded Prannoy and won in 43 minutes. Relying completely on rallies, Naraoka came up with some stunning diving saves near the net and displayed a lot of patience during a controversial umpiring decision at 9-8 in the second game.