Asian Games Badminton: Satwik-Chirag clinches men's doubles gold - Highlights

Game 1: Indians win net dribble

Indians are lucky to win a net dribble. The Indians reduce the Koreans' lead to 10-9. 

But the Koreans take the lead at the interval. 11-9 lead for them.

Game 1: Smash by Satwik

Choi hits the body of Chirag. Choi and Kim take a 10-7 lead now.

Chirag goes for the kill and Satwik finishes it off with a mighty smash. The Indians trail 8-10.

Game 1: Satwik-Chirag trails

Choi and Kim take a 9-6 lead. 

Chirag hits a body smash now to trail 7-9.

Game 1: Kim-Choi extends their lead

Kim and Choi take a 6-4 lead over Satwik-Chirag in the first game.

Game 1: Choi-Kim takes the lead

4-3 lead for Choi and Kim now.

Game 1: Early lead for Satwik-Chirag

Satwik-Chirag takes a 3-2 early lead against Choi and Kim

Satwik-Chirag steps into Court 1

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty step into Court 1 for the men's doubles final against Choi Solgyu and Kim Wonho of South Korea.

Zheng Sewei-Huang Ya Qiong wins mixed doubles gold

Zheng Sewei and Huang Ya Qiong of China won the mixed doubles gold. They beat Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino of Japan 21-15, 21-14 in the final.

Satwik-Chirag at the Asian Games 2023

Men's team semifinal vs South Korea: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty lost to Seo Seungjae-Kang Minhyuk 13-21, 24-26 in 63 minutes

Men's team final vs China: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty beat Weikeng Liang-Chang Wang 21-15, 21-18 in 55 minutes

Round of 32: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty beat Chow Hin Long-Lui Chun Wai (Hong Kong) 21-11, 21-16 in 34 minutes

Round of 16: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty beat Leo Rolly Carnando-Daniel Marthin (Indonesia) 24-22, 16-21, 21-12 in 84 minutes

Round of 8: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty beat Nge Joo Jie-Johann Prajogo (Singapore) 21-7, 21-9 in 31 minutes

Semifinal: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty beat Aaron chia-Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia) 21-17, 21-12 in 46 minutes 

Satwik-Chirag vs Choi-Kim: Head-to-Head

Satwik and Chirag met Choi and Kim twice in 2022 and 2023 at the French Open and Malaysian Open.

The Indian pair won in straight games on both occasions.