Asian Games Badminton: Satwik-Chirag clinches men's doubles gold - Highlights
Catch the highlights of Satwik-Chirag's Asian Games 2023 gold medal-winning performance against Choi Solgyu and Kim Wonho.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the men's doubles gold medal at the Asian Games 2023. (Photo credit: PTI)
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated South Korea's Choi Solgyu and Kim Wonho in straight games to win the men's doubles gold medal at the BJ Gymnasium on Saturday.
Catch the highlights:
Satwik-Chirag wins the gold medal. Choi's return goes wide. Satwik and Chirag win the second game 21-16 and the match in straight games.
India's first gold in badminton at the Asian Games.
Final result: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty beats Choi Solgyu-Kim Wonho 21-18, 21-16 in 57 minutes
Chirag smashes the shuttle hard. The Korean defence is not enough. The Indians are on match point at 20-15.
The Koreans win a point here. They trail 16-20. The Indians have four match points now.
Chirag's backhand return hits the net. A point for Choi and Kim. They trail 15-19 now.
The Koreans' toss goes wide. Satwik allows it to fly long. The Indians lead 18-14.
Good service by Chirag. The Indians lead 19-14 now.
Again it is a fast and rapid rally. The Indians show better defence, but Kim is spectacular at the net. He wins a point. The Koreans trail 14-17 in the second game.
Chirag keeps the rally alive. He almost goes out of the court. Satwik smashes and Choi's angled return goes wide.
The Indians lead 16-12 now.
Choi makes an error at the net. The Indian players take a 5-point lead now at 17-12.
The Indians win a rally after Chirag wins the net battle with a hard smash. 14-12 lead for Satwik-Chirag.
Choi and Kim win a point to trail 12-13. The Indians are still leading the game.
Chirag smashes from the midcourt. It breaches the Koreans' defence and the Indians lead 13-11 now.
Faster exchanges. Chirag fails to win the net battle, he sends the shuttle into the net. Choi and Kim trail 11-12.
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