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.
The Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty booked their place into the final of the Korea Open 2023 badminton tournament at the Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu on Saturday.
Chirag-Satwik will be facing the second seed and world number two duo of Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang of the Republic of China in their semi-final clash on Saturday.