Yathiraj, who has an impairment to one of his ankles, in an interview said he never allowed the impairment to stop him from following his dream.
The duo made it to the summit clash after their opponents retired midway through the semifinal game on Saturday.
This will be India's first men's doubles medal at the continental event after 52 years.
Sindhu defeated Yue 21-12 21-15 in a round-of-16 match which lasted for just 33 minutes
Earlier, Kidambi Srikanth suffered a loss to top-seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 18-21 15-21 in the men's singles quarterfinals.
Sindhu defeated world no. 19 Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 21-14 21-17 to reach her first semifinal of the year.
When it comes to other Indians in the competition, Kiran George and Priyanshu Rajawat crashed out of the men's singles event after suffering second-round defeats.
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Satwik and Chirag, the 2022 World Championships bronze medallist, will next face unseeded Chinese pair Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang in the final clash on Sunday.
Chirag-Satwik duo defeated the Danish pair of Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede.
Chirag-Satwik duo will next face the Danish pair of Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede later on Friday.
Park Tae Sang made a statement on social media to clarify his take.
Sindhu suffered an injury after winning the Commonwealth Games women's singles gold in Birmingham.
World No. 11 Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang came out as the winners in men's doubles after seeing off star Malaysian third seeds Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik
Earlier, Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly lost 9-21 16-21 to sixth-seeded Chinese Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu in women's doubles pre-quarterfinals.
This was Naraoka's third win over Prannoy in as many meetings. He had defeated Prannoy in three games at the Singapore Open and World Tour Finals last year.
In a year of breathless action, PV Sindhu's grit, Lakshya Sen's exuberance, and the dogged determination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also resulted in six individual titles on the BWF Tour.
HS Prannoy will next face world number one and Olympic champion, Viktor Axelsen, on Friday.
After Sindhu's withdrawal, HS Prannoy remains the only representative from India at the prestigious tournament.
French Open Badminton: The Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the Men's doubles title at the French Open 2022 as they beat Chinese Taipei's Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han in Sunday's showpiece finale
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