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Representational image of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, left, and Chirag Shetty, of India. File | Photo Credit: AP
The world No. 9 duo defeated Chinese Taipei’s Bing-Wei Lin and Chen Cheng Kuan 21-17, 21-15 to make their first closing of the season after six semifinal heartbreaks.
The eighth seeded Indians will face the winners of the opposite semifinal between China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang and Chinese Taipei’s Fang-Chih Lee and Fang-Jen Lee.
For Satwik and Chirag, the result’s greater than only a step into one other summit conflict. It marks a stirring comeback from a gruelling 12 months that examined each their our bodies and spirits.
A 12 months in the past, the Indians endured the anguish of lacking out on an Olympic medal after being stopped by Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.
They salvaged some pleasure with a bronze on the World Championships turning into solely the third Indian pair after Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu to win a number of medals on the occasion.
Satwik has battled again and elbow accidents within the months after the Olympics, solely to be struck by private tragedy when his father died from a cardiac arrest in February.
His comeback was reduce brief once more by a bout of chickenpox. Chirag too struggled with a recurring again harm, leaving the pair wanting rhythm and outcomes.
Saturday’s win, due to this fact, was a press release of resilience as a lot as type, providing a glimpse of the starvation that when made them trailblazers for Indian doubles on the world stage.
Published – September 13, 2025 12:35 pm IST
