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World C'ships: Satwik-Chirag rally to advance to quarters

August 29, 2025
By REDIFF SPORTS
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The star Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fought back from a game down to stun reigning World and Olympic medalists Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang to seal a spot in the quarterfinals of the Badminton World Championships in Paris on Thursday.

Satwik-Chirag won the match 19-21, 21-15, 21-17.

It was their first win against the Chinese pair after four successive losses.

 

Earlier in the day, India's PV Sindhu also punched her ticket to the quarters with a stunning win over World No. 2 Wang Zhi Yi of China.

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