BWF World Tour Finals Highlights: Satwik-Chirag beat Alfian-Fikri for their second win - Updates, action
Catch the highlights from Satwik-Chirag’s match against Indonesian pair Alfian-Fikri at the BWF World Tour Finals.
Satwik-Chirag are world no 3 in men's doubles ranking. (Photo credit: BWF)
BWF World Tour Finals Highlights: India's leading men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty registed their second win at the 2025 BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday.
The World No. 3 pair beat Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri 21-11, 16-21, 21-11 in 60 minutes.
Earlier, they beat Paris Olympics silver medallist Liang and Wang in the opening round.
They will now take on Malaysia's Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik on Friday. The top two teams after a single round-robin format will advance to the semi-finals.
As it happened:
The World No. 3 pair beat Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri 21-11, 16-21, 21-11 in 60 minutes.
Satwik-Chirag (IND) bt Alfian-Fikri (INA) 21-11, 16-21, 21-11.
A long rally goes in favour of the Indian pair as they take a commendable lead in the final game.
With both teams having a game each, this is do or die for both. A win will ensure Satwik-Chirag's entry in the semifinals.
Game-3: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 1-1 Alfian-Fikri (INA)
Game-2: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 16-20 Alfian-Fikri (INA)
Will the Indonesian pair take the match to the third game?
Game-2: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 14-18 Alfian-Fikri (INA)
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