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Satwik-Chirag Start Strong in BWF Finals with Thrilling Victory Over Chinese Pair | Sports-Games

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty saved a match point to defeat Olympic silver medallists Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in a 60-minute thriller.

  • On Dec 17 in Hangzhou, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty recovered from an opening-game loss and saved a match point to beat Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang 12-21, 22-20, 21-14 at the BWF World Tour Finals.
  • At the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered trailing Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang 3-7 in head-to-head and represented India in Group B.
  • A 31-shot rally and then a 45-shot exchange punctuated momentum shifts, while a mid-match racket clash helped Satwik–Chirag level the contest at 7-7.
  • Next up for Satwik–Chirag is a meeting with Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri on Thursday, with recent finals appearances at Hong Kong Open and China Masters.
  • Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty shifted the match momentum with a seven-point run from 4-7 to lead 11-7 at the mid-game interval and surged to 19 in the decider.
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The Hindu broke the news in India on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
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