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Wednesday, Jun 11, 2025
India's top doubles pair was forced to withdraw after the former complained of knee pain.
In the group stage, India had defeated the Netherlands and Tahiti by identical margins of 5-0 before losing to formidable China 1-4.
Chirag and Satwik's straight game loss to the Indonesians on Monday cost them dear.
Mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa produced a spirited performance before going down narrowly to top seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai in the semifinals.
Satwik and Chirag, who had won their maiden Super 500 title at the Thailand Open in August, notched up a 21-11 25-23 win over the fifth seeded Japanese combination.
The doubles pair has been nominated for the 'Most Improved Player of the Year' award by the Badminton World Federation after a stellar season.
The world No. 9 Indian pair lost 16-21, 20-22 to the top seeds Marcus and Kevin of Indonesia.
The Indian duo upset the world No. 3 pair of Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen in the quarterfinals.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stunned third seeds Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen of China 21-19, 18-21, 21-18 in the summit clash to become the first Indian pair to win a BWF Super 500 event.
The 16th-ranked Indians got the better of South Korean duo of Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek Cheol 22-20, 20-24, 21-9 in the semifinals.
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