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Satwik-Chirag beat world champions Seo-Kim to reach Singapore Open Super 750 final | Badminton News

Satwik-Chirag beat world champions Seo-Kim to reach Singapore Open Super 750 final | Badminton News

5 min readUpdated: May 30, 2026 06:59 PM IST Not fearless, but forged. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were 8-13 down in the first set against the world champions. They won 21-19, 21-18. Defeating world champions and top seeds Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho of Korea, the Indians reached successive finals in the month of May at the Singapore Open Super 750. This was their first win over the Koreans, who came in on a 34-match winning streak, unbeaten across seven tournaments since last autumn. For the tall Indians, constantly facing the headwinds of the flat game and service return troubles, it was a massive release of pressure — not only did they out-skill Seo Seung-jae, a contemporary doubles great, but they came back from trailing positions in both sets. “The way we were playing, even when we were down we backed each other up. We knew they crack at some time if we stick to our plans. Points would eventually come. We had that belief,” Chirag told BWF. The path from 9-13 to 17-17 …

Satwik-Chirag defeat World No 1 Seo-Kim to make Singapore finals

Satwik-Chirag defeat World No 1 Seo-Kim to make Singapore finals

Not fearless, but with post-fear blazing strength that comes with emerging from a furnace. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty played one of their most commanding matches in a long time, defeating World champions and top seeds Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho of Korea, to reach successive finals in the month of May, at Singapore Open Super 750. This was Satwik-Chirag’s first win over the dreaded Koreans with their superior skills. Seo-Kim were on a 35-match win streak, having lost last autumn, seven tournaments ago. For the tall Indians, constantly facing headwinds of the flat game and service return troubles, this 21-19, 21-18 victory was a massive release of pressure, as they not only out-skilled Seo Seung-jae, a contemporary doubles great, but also came back from trailing positions in both sets. Singapore has never had an Indian doubles finalist, but the packed house were left in hoots and whistles as the Indians took out the favourites with a gleaming attack, backed by the drifty conditions. Satwik-Chirag were 8-13 down in the opening set, as the Koreans …