India will have a special place in the careers of teenagers Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing. At the end of 2025, having graduated to the senior circuit after winning the Junior World Championships gold in 2024, the 19-year-olds went on a stirring run of three finals in three tournaments. They won the titles at the Syed Modi International in Lucknow and Guwahati Masters before losing at the Odisha Masters. It signalled that they were ready to make the transition; on Wednesday at the All England Open, they well and truly signalled their arrival among the men’s doubles elite, and it was an Indian pair at the receiving end. Fourth seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were stunned in straight games in the first round as Aaron-Khai Xing prevailed 23-21, 21-12 in 42 minutes. “We can’t guarantee a win, but we promise we will fight. We want to know where we stand against top 10 players,” Khai Xing was quoted as saying by The Star before the tournament. And fight they did, restricting Satwik-Chirag’s attacking prowess with …