BWF World Championships: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty march on to the semi finals

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have been fantastic for India in the current year, and the quarterfinals in the BWF World Championships against the locals Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi turned out to be no different as the Indian duo thumped the latter with a score line of 24-22, 15-21, 21-14.

This win has enabled them to secure their maiden medal at the World Championships. This win has also enabled them to become the first Indian pair to win a medal in the men's doubles competition at the Badminton World.

Rankireddy said after the match that he wanted to go big for India and was happy to take revenge on their former coach Tan Kim Her. The youngster further added that he desperately wanted to play against Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi and said that the win felt good for the duo.

"It is a big win for us. We haven't played them in a long time. They are the current world champions and we badly wanted to play against them but we are always up against the top seeds Kevin (Sukamuljo) and (Marcus) Gideon in tournaments," Rankireddy said after the match.

"We were excited as we wanted to see our level against them and I'm very happy with the way we played. We took a revenge on our former coach, Tan Kim Her, so I am happy for that," he added further. Rankireddy credited his pair, Chirag Shetty and lauded the youngster for remaining calm in a tough situation. He then added that they wanted to finish the tournament on a high and compared the win to that of the Thomas Cup.

"We were excited as we wanted to see our level against them and I'm very happy with the way we played. We took a revenge on our former coach, Tan Kim Her, so I am happy for that," he was quoted as saying.

The duo will look to make the best use of the opportunity and win it big for India in the semis. However, they will have to remain on their toes and take it from there on.