Nikhil Chari upset top seed Gautam Lad in three games to set up a title clash with Rajan Samant, who was also taken the distance by Jitesh Padukone in the men's singles 45 semi-finals of the GD Birla Memorial Masters Badminton Tournament
Bombay Gymkhana's Ayaz Billawala and Shailesh Daga, the top seeds, rallied from a game down to defeat second seeds Gautam Laud (Bom Gym) and Mangrish Palekar (Willingdon SC) 11-21, 23-21, 22-20 in a closely contested Men's 45 Doubles title match.