Singapore Badminton Open 2025, Satwik-Chirag Quarterfinal Match Live Updates: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced a solid display to beat second seeds and new world No 1 men’s doubles pairing of Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin from Malaysia in straight games at the Singapore Open Super 750 on Friday. It was a commendable performance by the Indian duo, making a comeback after battling fitness issues for the past few weeks, as they outplayed the Malaysians 21-17, 21-15 in just 39 minutes.
They entered the last eight with a come-from-behind win in their second round match on Thursday. Satwik and Chirag rallied to beat seventh-seeded Indonesian pair of Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani 19-21 21-16 21-19 in a gruelling contest that lasted one hour and 14 minutes.
Satwik and Chirag would have been ready for a stiff challenge in Friday’s quarterfinal contest. The Indians held a 6-2 Head-to-Head advantage against Goh and Izzuddin from the previous eight meetings but the Malaysians beat them in straight games at the India Open earlier this year. They were world No 2 then, but have climbed to the summit of the men’s doubles rankings in the latest updates on Tuesday. “We lost our last match to them (at India Open) but they’re world No.1s now. Our battles with them have always been close so this should another good one,” Chirag had told BWF. And they showed they were ready for the test, reaching a third World Tour semifinal this year after starting the season strongly in Malaysia and India.
Satwik-Chirag, who have now slid down to world No 27 after having to miss tournaments due to injury concerns, are the last standing Indian contenders in Singapore this week. On Thursday, PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy’s challenges in the singles categories came to an end along with a few more defeats across the board.
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