Singapore31 May. Indian pair – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who are ranked fourth in the world ranking, achieved an upset result for the second consecutive day in the $1 million Singapore Open and on Sunday won the BWF World Tour Super 750 title by defeating the third seeded Indonesians Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Fikry.
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Pure power, ultimate grit, and a historic finish! Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are your KFF Singapore Badminton Open 2026 MD Champions, conquering a 73-minute thriller against Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri… pic.twitter.com/ghYhJRainB
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Alfian and Fikri lost in a 73-minute marathon fight.
Fourth seeds Satwik-Chirag, who broke the historic unbeaten streak of 34 consecutive matches of world number one and current world champion Korean stars Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae by winning in straight games 24 hours ago at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, made a brilliant comeback after losing the first game against the third seed Indonesian pair in the title match and won 18-21, 21-17, 21-16 in a marathon clash that lasted for 73 minutes. Won by.
First Indian pair to win Singapore Open
With this success of Satwik and Chirag, an Indian team was successful in winning the doubles title for the first time in Singapore Open. This is the third Super 750 title for the Indian stars. Earlier, he had won the French Open in 2022 and 2024. However, Satwik-Chirag have also won the Indonesia Super 1000 title in 2023.
Title on the line as Rankireddy/Shetty
and Alfian/Fikri
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go all out.Running in great form after winning bronze in Thomas Cup
It is noteworthy that Chirag and Satwik, who last won a title in the Thailand Open 2024 on the BWF World Tour, have been in excellent form since playing an important role in India winning the bronze medal in the Thomas and Uber Cup. After this, he reached the final of Thailand Open earlier this month and now continued his excellent form by winning the title here.
Satwik and Chirag started the final with a 5-2 lead, but their Indonesian rivals soon equalized and took the first game. After this, the Indians showed confidence in their aggressive game and dominated the second game by winning six consecutive points with the score of 8-8. Although Alfian and Fikri managed to save two game points, they could not avoid the deciding game.
Celebration of victory in special style
With the balance of the match completely in their favor, the Indians took an 11-5 lead in the third game. The Indonesian pair narrowed the gap to 11-12, but the Indian pair, who became the eventual champions, once again put in all their strength and won five match points. He celebrated the victory in his typical style by cashing in the second match point.
Won a title after a gap of 2 years – Satvik
After winning the title, Satwik said, ‘Today I am feeling a little relieved because after a gap of two years we have won a title. We were a little nervous before coming here because our performance here in the past was not very good. But this week has been very special.
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