The seventh-ranked Indian duo had hoped to end their title drought, but squandered a 14-7 advantage in the opening game before slipping to a 19-21, 15-21 defeat in 45 minutes
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. Pics/AFP
India’s top men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty endured yet another heartbreak, falling in straight games to World No. 1 pairing of Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae from South Korea in a gripping China Masters Super 750 final here on Sunday.
The seventh-ranked Indian duo had hoped to end their title drought, but squandered a 14-7 advantage in the opening game before slipping to a 19-21, 15-21 defeat in 45 minutes.
Satwik and Chirag came into their second successive final in supreme touch, not dropping a game all week after adding a second World Championships bronze and finishing runners-up at the Hong Kong Open.
But they would rue letting slip the opening game from a position of strength. Kim and Seo were playing their ninth final of 2025, having already won six titles, including the World Championships in Paris. It was billed as a battle between the world’s best attack and the best defence, but in the end Kim and Seo showed better nerves and technical acumen to emerge victories.
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