Game 1: Satwik-Chirag retains lead at the interval
Wang nets the shuttle after coming up with a smash, but Satwik-Chirag manages to retain their lead at 11-4 at the interval of the first game.
Satwik-Chirag takes an early lead
Satwik-Chirag gains an early lead of 8-3 over Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in the final of the Malaysia Open.
Satwik-Chirag in action soon
Satwik-Chirag will take the court 1 soon.
The men's singles final ends. Anders Antonsen claims the year's first BWF World Tour title. This is the Dane's first Super 1000 title.
When will the match start?
The men's doubles final between Satwik-Chirag and Liang-Wang will start after 2 PM IST.
Watch highlights of Satwik-Chirag's win over world champs Kang-Seo of South Korea in the semis
Head-to-Head
This is their fifth meeting. Liang and Wang enjoy a 3-2 head-to-head record against Satwik and Chirag.
In their last meeting in the final of the China Masters, Satwik-Chirag lost, but the Indian duo defeated the Chinese duo in the men's team final of the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Satwik-Chirag vs Liang-Wang
Satwik-Chirag will face world no. 1 Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang of China in the final.
Hello and welcome
World no. 2 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to seal their second Super 1000 title, the most prestigious category event on the BWF World Tour calendar, at the season-opening Malaysia Open.
Last year, at the Indonesia Open, Satwik and Chirag won their maiden Super 1000 title.
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