World Tour final: Satwik-Chirag takes second victory and closes in on semi-final | Badminton News – The Times of India

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri of Indonesia 21-11, 16-21, 21-11 in the BWF World Tour Finals round robin match in Hangzhou on Thursday.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!With the second win in a row in Group B, the Indians have one leg in Saturday’s semi-finals. In the other Group B match, Chinese duo Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang defeated Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia 21-14, 21-18. The Chinese and Malaysian pairs have one win each. The Malaysian duo will play against Satwik-Chirag on Friday. The Chinese duo plays the Indonesian duo.

If Aaron-Soh beats Satwik-Chirag, and Liang-Wang gets past Fajar-Fikri, three teams – Malaysia, India and China – will get two wins each. It then comes down to the points difference to decide the two semi-finalists from Group B. The Indian duo has a points advantage.In the one-hour encounter, Satwik-Chirag dominated the Indonesians. The Indians scored the first six points and led 11-2 at halftime.The Indians curbed their aggression, retrieved the shuttle with ease and engaged their rivals in flat rallies. While Chirag secured some tough winners, Satwik hardly made a mistake. The world record holder for the fastest smash, focusing on winning points through crosscourt drives and exchanges rather than powerful smashes.Satwik-Chirag faced stiff opposition in the second game as the Indonesians worked hard to upset the Indians.