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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/shuttlers-satwik-chirag-srikanth-in-round-two-23312194" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Chirag Shetty</a> then progressed to the last four, becoming the second Indian men&rsquo;s doubles pair to secure a medal after Leroy D&rsquo;sa and Pradeep Gandhe won a bronze in 1982.&nbsp;
Playing with a taping on his lower back and a belt under his shirt, Prannoy battled severe back spasm to dish out a performance for the ages, outshining Malaysia&rsquo;s Lee Zii Jia 21-16, 21-23, 22-20 in the quarter-finals to assure India a second medal. Satwik and Chirag then had an easy 21-7, 21-9 win over Singapore&rsquo;s Nge Joo Jie and Johann Prajogo in the quarterfinals to set up a clash with Malaysia&rsquo;s Aaron Chia and Sooh Wooi Yik on Friday.
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then progressed to the last four, becoming the second Indian men’s doubles pair to secure a medal after Leroy D’sa

Prannoy, Sat-Chi in semis; medals assured

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then progressed to the last four, becoming the second Indian men’s doubles pair to secure a medal after Leroy D’sa and Pradeep Gandhe won a bronze in 1982

Prannoy, Sat-Chi in semis; medals assured

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