Satwik and Chirag earned their spot in the final four with a win over Malaysia's Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap in an exciting three-game contest, as per a Badminton Association of India (BAI) Media press note.
Indian men singles shuttler Lakshya Sen and men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won their respective encounters in the Round of 16 and stormed into the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open 2025 badminton tournament on Thursday.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag, playing the tournament just days after their second World Championships bronze medal, outclassed the 17th-ranked Chinese Taipei pair of Chiu Hsiang Chieh and Wang Chi-Lin 21-13, 18-21, 21-10 in 59 minutes, as per Olympics.com.
Satwik and Chirag had to settle for a bronze medal in the World Championships following a heartbreaking loss to China's Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi in the semifinals by 19-21, 21-18, 12-21. The first two games remained a closely knitted affair, but the Chinese pair ran rampant, dominating the
Indian men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have described their victories over higher-ranked Malaysian and Chinese opponents at the recently concluded BWF World Championships 2025 in Paris as "special," after going on to clinch the bronze medal.
India's top pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty settled for a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships after suffering a heartbreak in the semi-final against Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi of China.
In the quarterfinals, the Indian duo went down to Malaysia's world number four pairing of Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei by 15-21, 13-21 in straight games.
Satwik-Chirag beat the Chinese pair by 19-21, 21-15, 21-17. After going down in a highly competitive first game, the Indian pair absorbed pressure brilliantly, winning the next two games to seal the match. The match lasted for a total of 66 minutes.
After receiving a bye in the first round, Kapila and Crasto had kick-started their campaign in the second round. The two-time World Championships bronze medalist Hong Kong pair was off to a fine start in this third round match, capturing a closely-fought first game by 19-21. However, the res