BWF World Championships: Men's Doubles Pair Of Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Enters Semi-Finals, Assured Of Atleast Bronze

27.08.2022 - 20:41 sports.ndtv.com

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Friday became the first Indian pair to win a medal in the men's doubles competition at the World Championships but HS Prannoy's impressive run ended in agony as he went down narrowly in the men's singles quarterfinals.

Satwik and Chirag, the world number 7 combination, which had claimed the Commonwealth Games gold medal earlier this month, stunned the local favourites and defending champions Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi 24-22 15-21 21-14 in an hour and 15 minutes to claim its maiden medal at the prestigious tournament.

It is India's second World Championships medal in the doubles event with Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa claiming a bronze way back in 2011 in the women's doubles.

Overall, it's India's 13th medal at the showpiece with PV Sindhu winning five, including a gold in 2019, and Saina Nehwal (silver and bronze) claiming two.

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BWF World Championships: Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Sign Off With Maiden Bronze Medal

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty signed off with a maiden bronze medal in the men's doubles competition of the World Championships after going down narrowly to Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the semifinals on Saturday. The world number 7 Indian pair flattered to deceive as it squandered an opening game advantage to go down 22-20 18-21 16-21 in a pulsating 77-minute clash to bring an end to the Indian challenge at the prestigious tournament.

BWF World Championships, Men's Doubles Semi-Final Highlights: Chirag Shetty And Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Go Down, Settle For Bronze

BWF World Championships, Men's Doubles Semi-Final Highlights: Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won a bronze medal at the ongoing BWF World Championships on Saturday. The duo ended up losing the semi-final against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik 22-20, 18-21, 16-21 in the men's doubles semi-final that lasted for 76 minutes. The Indian duo had earlier assured India of a medal on Friday as they became the first Indian pair to reach the semi-finals of the men's doubles event at the BWF World Championships. It will be India's second World Championships medal in the doubles event after Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa who claimed a bronze in 2011 in the women's doubles.