The format of the BWF World Tour Finals is such that there is very little margin of error – a tournament featuring 8 best players or pairs in the world over the past year, isn’t supposed to be smooth sailing for anyone. But even by that account, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty – India’s sole qualifiers for the tournament this year – found themselves in the Group of Death for Hangzhou 2025. And after two rounds, all four pairs in the said group have a chance to qualify for the semifinals. What are the current standings in Satwik-Chirag’s Group B? Satwik-Chirag are leading the way at the end of two rounds of matches, having won both their matches so far, albeit in three games. On Wednesday, they came back from a game down and match point down, to win in three games against home favourites Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang. On Thursday, they started and finished strongly to overcome a mid-match stumble and beat Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri. The former world …