The Indian pair started strongly, taking the opening game in commanding fashion, but the Chinese duo turned the contest around in the latter stages, settling for a bronze medal.
India's top men's doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, began their BWF World Tour Finals 2025 campaign on a strong note with a gutsy comeback win over China's Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium on Wednesday, as per a release from
Satwiksairaj and Chirag, second in the world badminton rankings, suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Chinese pair 21-9, 18-21, 17-21 in a hard-fought final that lasted for one hour and 58 minutes.