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- Thailand Open 2024 Final Update; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty | Badminton
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Indian badminton players Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have won the Thailand Open. In the final played on Sunday, the Chinese pair of Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi defeated China.
The Indian pair defeated the Chinese pair 21-15, 21-15 in the match that lasted 46 minutes. Satwik and Chirag had already taken a 4-1 lead in the first game. However, the Chinese pair made a comeback and turned the game in their favor by taking a lead of 11-10. While returning after the break, the Indian pair again took the lead of 19-15.
After this, they needed just two points to win the first game and they did it without any delay and won the game 21-15.
The Indian pair defeated the Chinese pair 21-15, 21-15 in the match that lasted 46 minutes.
Indian pair fell behind after leading in the second game, then made a comeback
In the second game also, the Indian pair took an early lead, but the Chinese pair equalized after playing two consecutive games. After this, Satwik-Chirag again returned to the game and took a lead of 11-6 till the interval.
When the Indian pair returned to the court after the break, they increased the lead to 19-15 and then by scoring 2 points, turned the match in their favor and won the title.
This was Chirag and Satwik’s second title of this season. Besides, he has also won the title of Thailand Open for the second time. Earlier this season, he had won the French Open in March. At the beginning of the year, he had to face defeat in the finals of Malaysia Open and India Open.
Satwik-Chirag can reach world number-1 with this victory
With this victory, Satwik-Chirag can reach number one in the world ranking. Currently his ranking is 3.
