Thailand Open 2024, Men’s Doubles Final Badminton Live: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated the the Chinese pair of Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi 21-15, 21-15 in the final of the Thailand Open. It’s a tournament that has a special place in the careers of Satwik and Chirag as they won the title in 2019 for their first Superseries / Super 500 level victory. And on Sunday they clinched their Thailand Open title.
With the win, Satwik-Chirag are also set to reclaim the world No 1 ranking.
In the summit clash, the Indians continued their dominance that was seen all week, as they finished tournament without dropping a game.
The the world number three Indian pair, who are also the top seeds in this tournament, won their second World Tour title of 2024, to give with the win at French Open in March.
In contrast to their thrilling run in 2019, however, it’s been smooth sailing this week. The pairs they have beaten before the final, without dropping a game of course, were ranked 71, 69, 64 and 80 in the world. The most points they have conceded in a game had been 16. They would keep that stat up, defeating the world No 29 Chen-Liu even the scoreline doesn’t tell the whole story, in a match they were tested.
Read more about their run so far here.
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