The charismatic Indian pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy displayed sheer dominance to clinch the Thailand Open 2024 men’s doubles title on Sunday (May 19). Chirag and Satwiksairaj took simply 45 minutes to wrap up the summit conflict as they hammered the Chinese duo of Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi 21-15, 21-15.
The win within the Thailand Open has come after the frustration that they endured lately within the All England Open and Thomas Cup. Chirag and Satwiksairaj suffered a second spherical exit within the All England Open after they misplaced to the previous champions Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana of Indonesia in straight video games – 16-21, 15-21.
The Thomas Cup additionally ended on a disappointing be aware for the pair as India needed to bow out within the quarters after a 3-1 loss to China. Chirag and Satwiksairaj suffered an excruciating loss by the hands of the Chinese pair of Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in a three-game thriller 15-21, 21-11, 12-21.
However, Sat-Chi (as they’re fondly referred to as by their followers) put the frustration of their earlier losses behind them and performed like champions within the Thailand Open summit conflict.
Competing of their fourth ultimate this yr, the top-seeded pair of Chirag and Satwiksairaj entered the summit conflict because the favourites and performed the identical method until the end result of the fixture.
After racing to a 4-1 lead within the first sport, Chirag and Satwiksairaj conceded the benefit and went into the mid-game interval with only a one-point lead (11-10).
The Indians got here again strongly after the break and raced to 5 sport factors. They sealed the primary sport in 20 minutes to stamp their authority on the ultimate.
Contrary to the primary sport, Satwiksairaj and Chirag adopted an unrelenting strategy within the second and took a five-pont lead (11-6) to go into the mid-game interval. Though the Chinese pair displayed a fightback to make it 15-16, the Indians got here roaring again and completed the sport in fashion.
