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Satwik-Chirag become first Indian pair to win men’s doubles match at BWF World Tour Finals

Satwik-Chirag become first Indian pair to win men’s doubles match at BWF World Tour Finals

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The Indian ace men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty started their campaign with a win at the 2025 BWF World Tour Finals in China on Wednesday. The duo defeated the home favourites and the Paris Olympic silver medalists pair of Liang Wei Keng and Chang Wang 12-21, 22-20, 21-14 in a tight three-game affair. Fighting back from a game down, Satwik-Chirag showed some great attacking shots in the final game to register just their fourth win against Liang-Wang in their 11th meeting. Satwik-Chirag become the 1⃣st Indian men’s doubles pair to win a match at the BWF World Tour Finals! 🇮🇳💪 They beat Paris Olympics silver medallists Liang Weikeng & Wang Chang of China in their first group match at #WTFinals2025 🔥🔥 Score: 12-21, 22-20, 21-14#Badminton 🏸 pic.twitter.com/tPyGUMPUP8 — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) December 17, 2025 First-ever win for India in men’s doubles This was also the return of Satwik-Chirag at the World Tour Finals after 4 years, following the 2021 edition. That campaign, however, had abruptly ended after their opening group match …

Lakshya Sen progresses to semis; Satwik-Chirag exit

Lakshya Sen progresses to semis; Satwik-Chirag exit

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Indin ace Lakshya Sen progressed through to his fourth semi-final of the year at the 2025 Australian Open Super 500 in Sydney, on Friday. In an all-Indian quarterfinal matchup, the 24-year-old got the better of his younger compatriot Ayush Shetty in a straight-game affair, 23-21, 21-11. This was the second international meeting between the two Indians after the Hong Kong Open 2025, with Lakshya now keeping the head-to-head record by 2-0. In a topsy-turvy opening game, Lakshya was pushed to all corners by Ayush, but still the former managed to edge past his younger compatriot on extra points. However, Ayush could not continue the same fight in the second game as Lakshya showed more precision and maintained a lead throughout the game to reach the semis. This will be Lakshya’s second consecutive semi-final after last week’s Korea Masters, but this time he will want to take this forward by winning against Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in semis on Saturday. On the other hand, the men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty …

Singapore Open 2025: Satwik-Chirag advance to second round; Lakshya retires out

Singapore Open 2025: Satwik-Chirag advance to second round; Lakshya retires out

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Indian men’s doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were off to a winning start in the opening round of the 2025 Singapore Open Super 750 on Wednesday. The duo beat Malaysia’s Choong Hon Jian and Muhammad Haikal 21-16, 21-13 in straight games. Satwik and Chirag were returning on the BWF World Tour for the first time in over two months because of injury concerns, and hence, they dropped out of the top-20 world rankings for the first time in six years. They will next play the winner of Japan’s Hiroki Midorikawa and Kyohei Yamashita against seventh seed Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani of Indonesia. #News | Satwik-Chirag return with a comfortable win🔥 Back on the BWF World Tour for the first time in over two months, Satwik-Chirag register a 21-16, 21-13 win over Choong Hon Jian and Muhammad Haikal of Malaysia😍#Badminton #SingaporeOpenSuper750 pic.twitter.com/tYKQK0A7uI — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) May 28, 2025 Elsewhere, in the men’s singles, Lakshay Sen retired mid-way through the third game, losing 21-15, 17-21, 5-13 to Chinese Taipei’s …

All England Open 2025 Live: Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag in action

All England Open 2025 Live: Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag in action

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All-England Open 2025 Live: Indian shuttlers are in action on the second day of the 2025 All-England Open at the Utilita Arena Birmingham in England on Wednesday. India’s no.1 women’s singles player PV Sindhu will be in action in the first round against Kim Ga-eun of Korea, whereas the top-ranked Indian men’s doubles duo of Satwiik and Chirag will take on the unseeded Danish pair. Meanwhile, the women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand is set to take on Sung Shuo-yun and Yu Chien-hui of Chinese Taipei. Catch all the live action here: Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Kiran George springs a surprise as Sat-Chi, Sindhu enter quarters

Kiran George springs a surprise as Sat-Chi, Sindhu enter quarters

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Delhi: Indian shutters booked three quarterfinal spots at the India Open Super 750 tournament in New Delhi on Thursday. PV Sindhu and Kiran George registered straight-game wins while the men’s doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty took three games to seal a spot in the quarterfinals. A come-from-behind win for Satwik-Chirag The former world no. 1 Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwik and Chirag faced a tough fight (20-22, 21-14, 21-16) from the Japanese pair in the second round. The Indian pair started the opening game with a slight lead and maintained that throughout but in the final minutes few errors crept in and they lost the game, 20-22. However, it didn’t hamper their gameplay and they started posting more threats on the Japanese pair to end the match in their favour. “I think the last time that we played we managed to beat them in two straight games. I think it should have been the same scoreline this time around but like I said a few mistakes here and there and that …

Satwik and Chirag advance to the last eight

Satwik and Chirag advance to the last eight

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Indian stalwart doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Malaysia Open, at the Axiata Arena on Thursday. The pair defeated Malaysian doubles pair Ayub Azriyn and Tan Wee Kiong in straight sets 21-15, 21-15 in just under 45 minutes and have made it to the final eight. Outside of this result, it has been a very disappointing day for India, as every other India competing suffered defeats and exited the tournament, including HS Prannoy and women’s doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand. Satwik and Chirag have met these opponents previously in the 2024 Thailand Open, with the Indians winning that match in straight sets as well, and in quite a similar fashion, there was hardly a fuss in which ‘SatChi’ went about proceedings today, winning rather comfortably. ‘Looking to go as deep into the tournament as possible’ Speaking to the reporters after the match, Chirag said “Really feels good (to win). Happy to be back on court. It’s been a good start to the year, and we’re …

Treesa/Gayatri, HS Prannoy, Sat-Chi in action- Blog, Scores, Updates

Treesa/Gayatri, HS Prannoy, Sat-Chi in action- Blog, Scores, Updates

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Malaysia Open LIVE: Indian shuttlers will look to secure their quarter-final berth on the third day of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament. HS Prannoy faces Li Shi Feng while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty will be up against Md Azriyn and Wee Kiong Tan of Malaysia. In the women’s doubles Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will take on Shu Xian Zhang and Yi Fan Jia of China while Malvika Bansod will go against Han Yue of China in women’s singles. Can the Indian shuttlers move to the next round? Stay tuned for updates. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Tan Kim Her returns to India for second stint, set to work with Sat-Chi

Tan Kim Her returns to India for second stint, set to work with Sat-Chi

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Malaysian coach Tan Kim Her has returned to India for a second stint after being appointed as the doubles coach by the Badminton Association of India (BAI). Instrumental in pairing Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy during his first stint with India, Tan will focus on developing strong doubles partnerships and bench strength ahead of the 2026 Asian Games and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. After working with Japanese men’s doubles pairs since 2019, Tan returns to India to build on his proven success. Tan has already arrived in India and has begun his second spell with the team, joining the players in Hyderabad. “I am very happy to be back in India and get a chance to work with Satwik-Chirag and also the young and talented group of doubles players who have the potential to follow on the path of Satwik-Chirag,” Tan said in a release. “I am looking forward to creating a bigger group of doubles combinations who can win tournaments at the world stage,” he added further. He will take over the reins …

Satwik-Chirag set to return for the first time post-Paris Olympics

Satwik-Chirag set to return for the first time post-Paris Olympics

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The Indian ace pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will return to action at the BWF World Tour for the first time since their disappointing exit at the Paris Olympics. The former World No.1 men’s doubles pair will compete at the China Masters Super 750 Tournament in Shenzhen, China, scheduled to take place from November 19 to 24. Satwik and Chirag will enter the tournament as the sixth-seeded pair and will start their campaign with a first-round clash against the Chinese Taipei pairing of Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan. They will aim to make a strong comeback with a deep run in the tournament, leaving behind the disappointment of their Paris Olympics performance. Meanwhile, Lakshya Sen and Priyanshu Rajawat will represent India in the men’s singles category, starting their competition against Malaysian and Indonesian opponents, respectively. Lakshya will face Lee Zii Jia in a rematch of the Paris Olympics bronze medal match, where the latter prevailed, leaving Sen with a heartbreaking fourth-place finish. Priyanshu will face Chico Wardoyo tomorrow. In the women’s singles category, …

SatChi on a slaying spree as Indian pairing make India Open final | Badminton News

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You wait for something for so long, and then it happens not once but repeatedly in quick succession. Like London buses, as the saying goes, India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated former world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik for the third straight time after 8 consecutive losses. The second-seeded Indians defeated the Malaysians 21-18, 21-14 in 45 minutes to reach their second straight final on the BWF World Tour this year at the IG Stadium for the India Open. As a result of the win, Satwik and Chirag are set to return to the top of the world rankings in next week’s update as defending champions Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, currently occupying that spot, lost earlier in the event. The match was set up beautifully in terms of context. After having lost 8 straight matches against the Malaysians, the Indian duo had won the last two, with the help of tactical tweaks from coach Mathias Boe. Both those wins came under significant situations as well. First at the Indonesia Open …