Indian pair Chirag Shetty and Satwik Rankireddy created history on Friday as they became the first-ever Indian men’s pair to reach the semi-finals at BWF World Championships. Satwik and Chirag knocked out the current world champion and world number 2 pair of Hoki and Kobayashi of Japan 24-22, 15-21, and 21-14 in the quarter-finals.

With the bronze medal secured, they become the first-ever men’s pair to win a medal at World Championships and the second-ever pair after Jwala Gutta and Ashwini to win a medal in the doubles event.

The world number 7 pair will take on the Olympic bronze medallist pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Yik Wooi from Malaysia.