In one little line, coach Tan Kim Her summed up the Indonesian style of men’s doubles gameplay as he was speaking to his wards Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Halfway through the opening game, the Malaysian said: “They are not going to lift.” It is a signature of Indonesian men’s doubles pairs over the years, and the Indian duo know it all too well. It meant they had to ace the service-return situations and be strong on their defence while staying low as they beat a new pairing – the familiar Muhammad Rian Ardianto and unfamiliar Rahmat Hidayat – from the land that keeps producing elite men’s doubles pairs. The Indians overcame a mid-match stumble to win 21-15, 18-21, 21-16 in 65 minutes. They will take on Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in the semifinals, a Japanese pair who hav

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