Asian men’s doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Sunday scripted history. As they beat the reigning world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the final to win India`s maiden BWF Super 1000 title at the Indonesia Open 2023 badminton tournament, in Jakarta.
The Indian pair, sixth in men’s doubles rankings, registered a 21-17, 21-18 win over their World No. 3 Malaysian opponents in 43 minutes to claim their first-ever Super 1000 title.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag were slow to get off the blocks in the first game but unleashed a flurry of attacking shots to win six consecutive points.
And take a 9-7 lead. The Indian pair then protected their slender lead and closed the game with two straight points.
Both teams took an aggressive approach in the second game and were level at 6-6.
However, Chirag and Satwiksairaj demonstrated quicker reflexes to stun their higher-ranked opponents. Thus went into the break with a four-point lead.