BWF World Tour Finals: Sat-Chi outwit Alfian-Fikri

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Pic/AFP

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty dished out a solid performance to outwit the Indonesian pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri in their second Group B match to inch closer to the knockout stage of the BWF World Tour Finals here Thursday.

The top seeded Indian pair shored up their defence and dominated the proceedings to register a 21-11, 16-21, 21-11 win over World No. 8 Alfian and Fikri in the men's doubles match that lasted an hour.

With two wins from two matches, Satwik and Chirag lead the group. They will face Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in their last group match on Friday.

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