The dynamic doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the men’s doubles title after defeating Ren Xiangyu and Tan Qiang at the Swiss Open Super Series 300 badminton tournament on Sunday.

The world number six and second-seeded Indian pair of Satwiksairaj and Chirag, beat their unseeded Chinese opponents 21-19 24-22 in the final.

Earlier, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had defeated third seeds Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi of Malaysia 21-19 17-21 21-17 in the semifinal that lasted one hour and nine minutes.

Satwik and Chirag had defeated the Danish pair of Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede in three hard-fought games. The Indian pair fought off the challenge in 54 minutes, winning 15-21 21-11 21-14. The victory came after a hard-fought 84-minute quarter-final battle.

Satwik and Chirag were the only Indian contenders left in a tournament where the likes of PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen suffered early defeats.

The tournament win was a grand wat to make a good comeback for the pair after a disappointing early-round exit at the All England Championships.

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