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The World No. 1 badminton duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty called the BWF French Open final victory at Paris a sweet one as they played really good badminton at this venue and called it as their second home.
The star Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the French Open men's doubles after beating Chinese Taipei's Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan by 21-11, 21-17 in Paris on Sunday.
It was Sindhu's third straight three-game match at the French Open, which is her first Badminton World Federation (BWF) event after injury. She had secured close wins over Canada's Michelle Li and USA's Beiwen Zhang in the earlier rounds.
Now in their pre-quarters match-up, the 2022 French Open champions Satwiksairaj and Chirag will be locking horns with another Malaysian pair, Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun.
The Chief National Coach for the India national badminton team Pullela Gopichand on Tuesday hoped that Indian badminton players will have their "best medal haul" at the upcoming Paris Paralympic Games.
The Indian men's badminton team put up a spirited performance against China but ended on the losing side with a 2-3 scoreline in the Group A clash of the Badminton Asia Team Championship
The women, led by two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, defeated China for the first time in a team event with 17-year-old Anmol Kharab coming up with an inspired performance to ensure a 3-2 score line in the Indian's favour in the Group W clash.
The star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty ended their India Open 2024 campaign as runners-up following a loss to reigning World Champions Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae from South Korea at Delhi on Sunday. Satwiksairaj-Chirag lost the match by 21-15, 11-21, 18