With the win at the Indonesia Open 2023, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have a record of winning 14 out of 17 big finals
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty got the better of Malaysian rivals Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the men’s doubles event to become the champions of the Indonesia Open 2023. This was also the Indians first-ever BWF World Tour Super 1000 crown. The Asian Champions Satwik and Chirag were simply phenomenal in the finals, defeating the reigning World Champions in straight sets by 21-17, 21-18. This was the Indian pair’s first victory against the Malaysian duo in the nine games which they have played. With the win at the Indonesia Open 2023, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have a record of winning 14 out of 17 big finals, which implies a staggering victory percentage of 82.35.
In the first set, the Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty found themselves trailing at 3-7 in the match. They took six uninterrupted points, thereby leading their rivals by 9-7. The pair from India preserved their lead and won the first set with a tally of 21-17. During the second set, both squads displayed an aggressive strategy, resulting in a tight contest at 6-6. But Chirag and Satwiksairaj broke away as they headed into the break with a four points lead(11-7). Keeping up their pace, the Indian team collected four consecutive points, widening their lead to 18-11. Even when the Malaysian team seemed to be approaching them, Satwik and Chirag held their ground and scripted history for India.
In an interview with the stadium presenters, Satwik stated, “It’s been an amazing week for us. I’m happy with the way we played today and the calm we had, because we had never won against them. Our head to head against them was very bad. We wanted to do well.” On the other hand, Chirag thanked the crowd who cheered for them. He said, “This is one of the best stadiums to play badminton in. I want to thank everyone that showed up today and cheered for us. The crowd was simply amazing. It’s very noisy. Unfortunately, this is the last time the tournament will be held in this stadium, but this is the best way to sign off from Istora.”
Satwik and Chirag are known for their record-breaking and history-making performances, having brought laurels to India on multiple occasions. With this, they are now the only men’s doubles pair from India to have won Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and Super 100 titles. Popularly known as the ‘Brothers of Destruction’, Satwik/Chirag, in the last month, became the first Indian shuttlers to be crowned as the Asian Champions in 58 years, after Dinesh Khanna won it back in 1965 in the men’s singles. In addition, the duo are the first men’s doubles pair from India to win bronze at the prestigious Badminton World Championships and become the gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games in 2022.
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