India’s duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty faced a heartbreaking exit from the BWF World Tour Finals 2025 in the semi-finals, losing 21-10, 17-21, 15-21 to China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, the silver medallists from the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Strong Start
The Indian pair began strongly, dominating the opening game. However, the Chinese duo turned the tide in the later stages, ultimately securing the bronze medal.
Historical Context
It’s noteworthy that Indian shuttlers have only managed to win two medals at the BWF World Tour Finals. PV Sindhu remains the only gold medallist from India in this competition, having clinched the women’s singles title in 2018.
Match Progression
Third-ranked Satwiksairaj and Chirag initially struggled against the fifth-ranked Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, who quickly took a 4-1 lead. However, the Indian shuttlers responded promptly, leveling the score at five all. From there, they dominated the first game to win it 21-10.
In the second game, the competition intensified, with Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang digging deep to clinch crucial points, eventually winning 21-17 and forcing a decider.
The final game proved to be one-sided, as Liang’s aggressive flick serves and Wang’s control at the net left the Inddigihunt struggling.
Head-to-Head Record
With this match, Satwik and Chirag have now lost eight out of their twelve encounters with the Chinese pair, five of which occurred in 2025. Earlier this week, the Indian duo had triumphed in both the group stage of the BWF World Tour Finals and the round of 16 at the BWF World Championships.