BWF World Tour Finals Highlights: Satwik-Chirag crash out in semis

Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang let the first game go after Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty opened up a lead at a crucial juncture.

They more than made up for it in the second game to force a decider before completely blowing away the Indians to avenge their group stage loss. 

The flick serves from Liang was a bit too much to handle for the Indians, who unfortunately can't progress into the final despite winning three-in-a-row in the group stages.

The loss means that Satwik-Chirag will end their 2025 season without a title. This is for the first time since 2021 that they have had to wait for so long for a World Tour triumph.

This was also the first time since 2021 that they qualified for the BWF World Tour Finals...that tells a lot, doesn't it?

Satwik-Chirag had dropped as low as 27 in the world rankings in May, but bounced back with a string of very solid performances. Despite not winning a title, one can't ignore the fact that they look a much more rounded pair now.

A title could be just around the corner!

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The former world No 1s from India do save two match point but that's all they can do.

Chirag errs at the net and that's that.

Satwik-Chirag go down 21-10, 17-21, 13-21 in 63 minutes.

Satwik-Chirag are hanging on by a thread. But the result seems inevitable. They trail 11-20.

This is going from bad to worse for the Indians. They now trail by 12 points at 3-15 as Liang and Wang continue to put a dent into the scorecard with a loud home crowd behind them.

Well, well, well...this has turned around rather quickly. Liang-Wang open up an 11-2 lead before the change of ends and look set for their revenge.

Satwik-Chirag have a mountain to climb. Is there a way out of this hole for the Indians?

This is slipping away all too quickly from Satwik-Chirag. They now trail 1-6 as the Chinese pair keep forcing them to lift the shuttle from bad positions and then keep smashing the bones out of it.

Pressure on, for Satwik-Chirag!

Liang-Wang carry forward the momentum from the second game as they open up a 3-0 lead in the decider.

Satwik-Chirag need to arrest this slide soon.

Liang-Wang open up three game points at 20-17 and they need only one to convert as Chirag's lift from the net doesn't go over the net.

The Paris Olympics silver medallists have forced Satwik-Chirag into a decider.

An exciting game coming up next!

Satwik with some good work at the net as he opens the face of the shuttle at the last moment to deceive the Chinese. They return the shuttle, but one half of the court is opened up. Chirag takes advantage of that.