New Delhi: Satwikaraj Ranking Ranking and Chirag Shetty on Sunday became the first team of the country to win Yonex-Sunrise India Open after dropping three-time world champion Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan, here.
The Indian couple number 10, who has won its first Super 500 tournament in Thailand in 2019, disappointed the flagship leading Indonesian pair 21-16 26-24 in 43 minutes to make the start a rampage to the new season.
Appear in a match with a 1-3 head-to-head record, Satwik and Chirag with a bold dish when they saved the Fightback to rule the highest in the final.
From almost missing tournaments after false covid positive results to win the title, it turned out to be an extraordinary start to 2022 for Indian couples, who collected valuable ranking points ahead of the busy season, which consisted of several big ticket events as a game Commonwealth and Asian Games.
The Indian partner began with a positive tone and even through the combination of Indonesia who was Clawed, Satwik and Chirag made sure they were two points ahead at the first interval.
Indians tried to involve their rivals in a demonstration and lead 18-13 but Indonesians reduced deficits until 16-18 before Satwik and Chirag won in the opening match.
The cottage is fast but a short demonstration is the norm in the second game and also Ahsan and Satiawan won a three-point lead at 9-6 at the beginning of the second match.
But the Indian couple returned to make sure they had advantages at rest, won the lean 11-10 lead.
Sawtik and Chirag maintain the intensity of the demonstration after the lead break 15-13.
The world number two again draw parity in 17-17 but Satwik and Chirag moved to 19-17 when Ahsan was wrong on the net.
But Chirag lasted a long time with 19-19.
Indonesian managed to move to the game point with a knock by Ahsan.
The next next is the exchange of points that often as India and Indonesia obtain and waste their profit position in the same size.
After a fierce battle, it was an Indian couple who showed a better nerves to bring up victory with Indonesia to scatter five game points.
Satwik and Chirag have won the Thai Open Super 500 title in 2019, in addition to reaching the final at the French Open Super 750 in the same year.
Duo also claimed the silver medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, in addition to winning Hyderabad Open Super 100 and completed runners-up in Syed Modi International in 2018.
Satwik and Chirag also played an important role in India, producing a gold medal in a historic mixed team in the 2018 Commonwealth Game .
The Indian partner has also qualified for the Tokyo Olympics last year but cannot cross the group stage despite winning two of three matches.
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