Satwik-Chirag are now the first Indian men's doubles pair to win a match at the World Tour Finals

The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty survived a match point in the second game to edge past the Paris medalists in the opening game of the tournament.

The duo are now in a joint top position in Group A alongside Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi-yik of Malaysia, who defeated their Indonesian opponents earlier today.

Coming out of a game down, Satwik-Chirag showed some great attacking shots in final game to register just their 4th win against Liang-Wang in their 11th meeting.

Final score: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 12-21, 22-20, 21-14 Liang-Wang (CHN)


Update: 2025-12-17 13:45 GMT

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