Badminton News: Indian badminton duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made history by winning the men’s doubles title at the Indonesia Open on Sunday when they became the first doubles duo in the country to win the title of the Super 1000.

The world number 6 duo added another honor to their careers after winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and a bronze medal at the world championships last year. They beat Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yika of Malaysia in back-to-back matches 21-17, 21-18.

“We prepared very well for this event. We know the crowd will support us. They have been supporting us all week. It was an amazing week for us. We played amazing badminton today. is good. Record face one-on-one against them so I wanted to play one point at a time and it paid off for us,” Satwiksairaj said after the game.

Satwiksairaj and Chirag took the lead midway through the opener and they never really sniffed out an opponent they had liked since then.

Also in game two, the Indian pair did not let go of their rivals and a four-point streak kept them ahead. The Indian pair looked set for an easy win when the Malaysians canceled out four match points to close in on their opponents.

However, Satwiksairaj and Chirag, the world No. 6 pair, who won gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and bronze at last year’s world championships, were unmistakable when the score was 20. -18 in their favor, and this time they turned the match point in an epic winning script. normal.

The magnitude of the result can be gauged by the fact that this is the first time Satwiksairaj and Chirag have beaten Aaron and Soh in 11 attempts.

In fact, Satwiksairaj and Chirag’s victory at the Indonesia Open is undisputed as they became the first Indian doubles pair to win the title, while Saina Nehwal (2010, 2012) and Kidambi Srikanth (2017) have already won the singles crown in Jakarta.

The Indian pair are the first doubles team in the country to win the Super 1000 title, while they are also the first to win the country’s S100, S300, S500, S750 and S1000 Tour.

Earlier, the 2022 World Championship bronze medalists became the first Indian pair to reach the final of a Super 1000 tournament after a sensational comeback to beat Korean combination Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae 17-21, 21- 19 21-18 in the thrilling semi-finals.

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