India doubles stars Satwiksairaj and Chirag enter second successive summit clash after beating Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in semis
India’s Chirag Shetty (right) and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy during their semi-final clash against Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in Shenzhen, China, on Saturday. Pic/AFP
Star Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into their second successive men’s doubles final with a clinical straight-game win over former world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament here on Saturday.
Fresh from a World Championships bronze and a runner-up finish at the Hong Kong Open last week, the Asian Games champions outclassed their long-time nemesis Aaron and Soh 21-17, 21-14 in a dominating performance.
Satwik and Chirag came into the match with a 4-11 head-to-head record against the Malaysian duo, who are two-time Olympic medallists.
Hubaida-Kumar win para bronze
Meanwhile, Indian men’s para badminton pair of Abu Hubaida and Prem Kumar Ale clinched a bronze medal in the WH1-WH2 category after the top seeds lost their semi-final match to China’s Mai Jianpeng and Qu Zimo 4-21, 10-21 in the China Para Badminton International in Beijing.
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